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]

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]

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