Arkansas State Senate Elections, 2008

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Elections for the office of Arkansas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 20, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.

Qualifications[edit]

Article 5, Section 4 of the Arkansas Constitution states: No person shall be a Senator or Representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, nor any one who has not been for two years next preceding his election, a resident of this State, and for one year next preceding his election, a resident of the county or district whence he may be chosen. Senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age.

Campaign contributions[edit]

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $2,304,660. The top 10 contributors were:[1]

2008 Donors, Arkansas State Senate
Donor Amount
White, Joe M $99,824
Stephens Group $67,190
Arkansas Healthcare Association $57,186
Sumpter, Denny $46,400
Friedkin Business Services $36,000
Wal-Mart $27,500
Rural Arkansas Telecommunications Association $25,000
Morton, Michael S $24,000
Arkansas State Farm Insurance $21,000
Cmte to Save Arkansas Jobs $21,000

List of candidates[edit]

District 1[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Johnny Key Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Johnny Key Green check mark transparent.png

District 2[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Randy Laverty Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidate filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Randy Laverty Green check mark transparent.png

District 3[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Ruth R. Whitaker Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Ruth R. Whitaker Green check mark transparent.png

District 4[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Sharon Trusty Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Sharon Trusty Green check mark transparent.png

District 7[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Sue Madison Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Sue Madison Green check mark transparent.png

District 8[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Cecile Bledsoe Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Cecile Bledsoe Green check mark transparent.png

District 9[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Kim Hendren Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Republican Party Kim Hendren Green check mark transparent.png

District 12[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • David Wyatt Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party David Wyatt Green check mark transparent.png

District 17[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Jim Luker: 7,075 Approveda
  • Denny Sumpter: 4,164
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jim Luker Green check mark transparent.png

District 20[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Scott Sullivan: 4,189
  • Larry Teague: 5,496 Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Larry Teague Green check mark transparent.png

District 23[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Jerry Taylor Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jerry Taylor Green check mark transparent.png

District 24[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Jimmy Jeffress Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jimmy Jeffress Green check mark transparent.png

District 25[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Gene Jeffress Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Gene Jeffress Green check mark transparent.png

District 26[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Percy Malone Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Percy Malone Green check mark transparent.png

District 30[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Joe White Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • Gilbert Baker Approveda

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joe White: 16,561
Republican Party Gilbert Baker: 20,253 Green check mark transparent.png

District 31[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Mary Anne Salmon Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Mary Anne Salmon Green check mark transparent.png

District 32[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • David Johnson Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party David Johnson Green check mark transparent.png

District 33[edit]

Democratic Party May 20 Democratic primary:
  • Irma Hunter Brown: 2,187
  • Joyce Elliott: 3,084 Approveda
Republican Party May 20 Republican primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joyce Elliott Green check mark transparent.png

See also[edit]

  • Arkansas State Senate
  • Arkansas State Legislature

External links[edit]

  • Arkansas Secretary of State - Official 2008 Primary Results
  • Arkansas Secretary of State - Official 2008 General Election Results

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas 2008 Candidates," accessed May 28, 2013


[show]
Current members of the Arkansas State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Scott Flippo
Minority Leader:Keith Ingram
Senators
District 1
Bart Hester (R)
District 2
Jim Hendren (I)
District 3
Cecile Bledsoe (R)
District 4
Greg Leding (D)
District 5
Bob Ballinger (R)
District 6
Gary Stubblefield (R)
District 7
Colby Fulfer (R)
District 8
Mathew Pitsch (R)
District 9
Terry Rice (R)
District 10
Larry Teague (D)
District 11
Jimmy Hickey (R)
District 12
Charles Beckham (R)
District 13
Alan Clark (R)
District 14
Bill Sample (R)
District 15
Mark Johnson (R)
District 16
Breanne Davis (R)
District 17
Scott Flippo (R)
District 18
Missy Irvin (R)
District 19
James Sturch (R)
District 20
Blake Johnson (R)
District 21
Dan Sullivan (R)
District 22
Dave Wallace (R)
District 23
Ronald Caldwell (R)
District 24
Keith Ingram (D)
District 25
Stephanie Flowers (D)
District 26
Ben Gilmore (R)
District 27
Trent Garner (R)
District 28
Jonathan Dismang (R)
District 29
Ricky Hill (R)
District 30
Linda Chesterfield (D)
District 31
Joyce Elliott (D)
District 32
Clarke Tucker (D)
District 33
Kim Hammer (R)
District 34
Jane English (R)
District 35
Jason Rapert (R)
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (7)
Independent (1)


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