Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent

Matthew Shepherd

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 29,024
Gender |

46.7% Male

53.3% Female

Race |

70.1% White

22.3% Black

0.9% Asian

0.4% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 3.9% Hispanic
Median household income | $48,673
High school graduation rate | 88.2%
College graduation rate | 22.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 is represented by Matthew Shepherd (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Arkansas state representatives represented an average of 30,115 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 29,159 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Term limits
* 1.4 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 4.5 2014
* 4.6 2012
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits of no more than 12 consecutive years with the opportunity to return after a four-year break.[1] Arkansas legislators assume office on the second Monday of January following their election.[2]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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.

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$42,428/year| For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $55/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $151/day.

### Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Arkansas legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. The Arkansas House of Representatives has been term-limited since Arkansas voters approved the Arkansas Term Limits Initiative in 1992 as an initiated constitutional amendment. The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.

In 2014, voters approved the Arkansas Elected Officials Ethics, Transparency and Financial Reform Amendment, which permitted a legislator to serve a total of 16 years in the House or Senate during his or her lifetime.[3] In 2020, voters modified the term limits for Arkansas state legislative members. Voters passed Issue 2 in November 2020 with 55.38% of the vote. The measure imposed term limits of 12 consecutive years for state legislators with the opportunity to return after a four-year break. State legislators elected in November 2020 or already in office would be allowed to serve the former term limit of 16 years.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Arkansas General Assembly, the governor must call for a special election to fill the vacancy. The election must be called by the governor without delay.[4][5] For all special elections in the Senate, the county that first established the district is responsible for conducting the election.[6] If the special election is to fill a House seat, the county board of election commissioners representing the vacant district conducts the election.[7] All special elections must be held on the second Tuesday of the month, unless the second Tuesday of the month falls on a legal holiday or is in June during an even-numbered year.[8]

See sources: Arkansas Stat. Ann. § 7-11-103 and Arkansas Cons. Art. 5, § 6

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Arkansas after the 2020 census

On December 29, 2021, new state House and Senate district maps went into effect.[9] The Arkansas Board of Apportionment—made up of the governor, secretary of state, and attorney general—initially displayed these maps on Oct. 29, 2021, beginning a month-long public comment period.[10] The board met on Nov. 29 to incorporate feedback and then voted 3-0 in favor of the final maps. These maps take effect for Arkansas' 2022 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Arkansas work? The Arkansas General Assembly is responsible for drawing congressional district lines. Both chambers of the state legislature must approve a single redistricting plan. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.[11]

Arkansas' state legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission, the Arkansas Board of Apportionment. The commission comprises the governor, the secretary of state, and the attorney general.[11]

The Arkansas Constitution requires that Arkansas State Senate district lines be "contiguous, and that they follow county lines except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[11]

### Arkansas House of Representatives District 6
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### Arkansas House of Representatives District 6
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Harlan Breaux, Markeeta Tucker, and Dakota Logan are running in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Harlan Breaux (R)

| Markeeta Tucker (D)

| Dakota Logan (L)

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Markeeta Tucker advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

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| Markeeta Tucker

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There were no incumbents in this race.

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Harlan Breaux defeated Brian Ayers in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Harlan Breaux |

51.7

| 2,342

| Brian Ayers |

48.3

| 2,186

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 4,528

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Libertarian convention

#####  Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Dakota Logan advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 on February 20, 2022.

Candidate

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| Dakota Logan (L)

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There were no incumbents in this race.

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Matthew Shepherd won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Matthew Shepherd (R)  |

100.0

| 11,610

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 11,610

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Matthew Shepherd advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6.

### 2018[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Matthew Shepherd won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Matthew Shepherd advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Matthew Shepherd

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.

The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.

Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.

The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[12]

Incumbent Matthew Shepherd ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 general election.[13]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Matthew Shepherd Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Matthew Shepherd ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 Republican Primary.[14][15]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Matthew Shepherd Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Incumbent Matthew Shepherd was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[16][17]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Arkansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 22, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 1, 2012. Incumbent Matthew Shepherd defeated Peter Sam Cyphers (I) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in the May 22 Republican primary.[18][19]

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 6, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Matthew Shepherd Incumbent | 82.4% | 10,051
| Independent  |  Peter Sam Cyphers  | 17.6% | 2,149
Total Votes | 12,200

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for Arkansas House of Representatives District 6 raised a total of $498,934. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $31,183 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Arkansas House of Representatives District 6

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $63,098 | 1 | $63,098
2016 | $65,560 | 1 | $65,560
2014 | $57,341 | 1 | $57,341
2012 | $67,850 | 2 | $33,925
2010 | $143,902 | 2 | $71,951
2008 | $22,166 | 1 | $22,166
2006 | $33,775 | 2 | $16,888
2004 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000
2002 | $1,750 | 1 | $1,750
2000 | $41,492 | 4 | $10,373
Total | $498,934 | 16 | $31,183

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Arkansas State Legislature
* Arkansas State Senate
* Arkansas House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The Arkansas House of Representatives

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Arkansas State Legislature, "Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874," accessed January 14, 2015
2. ↑ Justia, "Arkansas Constitution Article 5 - Legislative Department Section 5 - Time of meeting," accessed October 26, 2021
3. ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "HJR1009," accessed February 9, 2021
4. ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "Arkansas Code - Unannotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statutes, 10-2-118)
5. ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "Arkansas Code - Unannotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statutes, 10-2-119)
6. ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "Arkansas Code - Unannotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statutes, 10-2-120(a)(1))
7. ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "Arkansas Code - Unannotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statutes, 7-11-103(a))
8. ↑ Arkansas Legislature, "Arkansas Code - Unannotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statutes, 7-11-105 1 (a)-(c))
9. ↑ Democracy Docket, "Arkansas State Conference NAACP v. The Arkansas Board of Apportionment complaint," Dec. 29, 2021
10. ↑ Arkansas Online, "Arkansas board accepts redrawn legislative district maps," Oct. 30, 2021
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 All About Redistricting, "Arkansas," accessed April 20, 2015
12. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
13. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
14. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
15. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
16. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 5, 2014
17. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 26, 2014
18. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, “2012 General Election,” October 21, 2013
19. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, “2012 General Primary,” October 21, 2013

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Current members of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Matthew Shepherd

Majority Leader:Austin McCollum

Minority Leader:Tippi McCullough

Representatives

District 1

Carol Dalby (R)

District 2

Lane Jean (R)

District 3

Danny Watson (R)

District 4

DeAnn Vaught (R)

District 5

David Fielding (D)

District 6

Matthew Shepherd (R)

District 7

Sonia Barker (R)

District 8

Jeff Wardlaw (R)

District 9

Howard Beaty (R)

District 10

Mike Holcomb (R)

District 11

Mark McElroy (R)

District 12

David Tollett (R)

District 13

David Hillman (R)

District 14

Roger Lynch (R)

District 15

Ken Bragg (R)

District 16

Ken Ferguson (D)

District 17

Vivian Flowers (D)

District 18

Richard Womack (R)

District 19

Justin Gonzales (R)

District 20

John Maddox (R)

District 21

Marcus Richmond (R)

District 22

Richard McGrew (R)

District 23

Lanny Fite (R)

District 24

Bruce Cozart (R)

District 25

Les Warren (R)

District 26

Rick McClure (R)

District 27

Julie Mayberry (R)

District 28

Tony Furman (R)

District 29

Fredrick Love (D)

District 30

Fred Allen (D)

District 31

Keith Brooks (R)

District 32

Ashley Hudson (D)

District 33

Tippi McCullough (D)

District 34

Joy Springer (D)

District 35

Andrew Collins (D)

District 36

Denise Ennett (D)

District 37

Jamie Scott (D)

District 38

Carlton Wing (R)

District 39

Mark Lowery (R)

District 40

David Ray (R)

District 41

Karilyn Brown (R)

District 42

Mark Perry (D)

District 43

Brian Evans (R)

District 44

Cameron Cooper (R)

District 45

Jim Wooten (R)

District 46

Les Eaves (R)

District 47

Craig Christiansen (R)

District 48

Reginald Murdock (D)

District 49

Steve Hollowell (R)

District 50

Milton Nicks (D)

District 51

Deborah Ferguson (D)

District 52

Dwight Tosh (R)

District 53

Jon Milligan (R)

District 54

Johnny Rye (R)

District 55

Monte Hodges (D)

District 56

Joe Jett (R)

District 57

Jimmy Gazaway (R)

District 58

Brandt Smith (R)

District 59

Jack Ladyman (R)

District 60

Frances Cavenaugh (R)

District 61

Marsh Davis (R)

District 62

Michelle Gray (R)

District 63

Stu Smith (R)

District 64

John Payton (R)

District 65

Rick Beck (R)

District 66

Josh Miller (R)

District 67

Stephen Meeks (R)

District 68

Stan Berry (R)

District 69

Aaron Pilkington (R)

District 70

Spencer Hawks (R)

District 71

Joe Cloud (R)

District 72

Steve Magie (D)

District 73

Mary Bentley (R)

District 74

Jon Eubanks (R)

District 75

Lee Johnson (R)

District 76

Cindy Crawford (R)

District 77

Justin Boyd (R)

District 78

Jay Richardson (D)

District 79

Gary Deffenbaugh (R)

District 80

Charlene Fite (R)

District 81

Bruce Coleman (R)

District 82

Mark Berry (R)

District 83

Keith Slape (R)

District 84

Denise Garner (D)

District 85

David Whitaker (D)

District 86

Nicole Clowney (D)

District 87

Robin Lundstrum (R)

District 88

Clint Penzo (R)

District 89

Megan Godfrey (D)

District 90

Kendon Underwood (R)

District 91

Delia Haak (R)

District 92

Gayla McKenzie (R)

District 93

Jim Dotson (R)

District 94

John Carr (R)

District 95

Austin McCollum (R)

District 96

Joshua Bryant (R)

District 97

Harlan Breaux (R)

District 98

Ron McNair (R)

District 99

Jack Fortner (R)

District 100

Nelda Speaks (R)

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Democratic Party (22)

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