Arkansas State Senate elections, 2008

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]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 20 Republican primary:

* Johnny Key a

November 4 General election candidates:

Johnny Key

### District 2[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Randy Laverty a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidate filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Randy Laverty

### District 3[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 20 Republican primary:

* Ruth R. Whitaker a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ruth R. Whitaker

### District 4[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 20 Republican primary:

* Sharon Trusty a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sharon Trusty

### District 7[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Sue Madison a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Sue Madison

### District 8[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 20 Republican primary:

* Cecile Bledsoe a

November 4 General election candidates:

Cecile Bledsoe

### District 9[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

May 20 Republican primary:

* Kim Hendren a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kim Hendren

### District 12[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* David Wyatt a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

David Wyatt

### District 17[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Jim Luker: 7,075 a
* Denny Sumpter: 4,164

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Luker

### District 20[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Scott Sullivan: 4,189
* Larry Teague: 5,496 a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Larry Teague

### District 23[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Jerry Taylor a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jerry Taylor

### District 24[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Jimmy Jeffress a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jimmy Jeffress

### District 25[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Gene Jeffress a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Gene Jeffress

### District 26[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Percy Malone a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Percy Malone

### District 30[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Joe White a

May 20 Republican primary:

* Gilbert Baker a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joe White: 16,561
Gilbert Baker: 20,253

### District 31[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Mary Anne Salmon a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary Anne Salmon

### District 32[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* David Johnson a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

David Johnson

### District 33[edit]

May 20 Democratic primary:

* Irma Hunter Brown: 2,187
* Joyce Elliott: 3,084 a

May 20 Republican primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Joyce Elliott

## 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

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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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