Who's In the Race

Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) faces Democrat Robb Ryerse, Libertarian Bobby Wilson, and independent Christopher John Hocevar II in the November 3 general election in Arkansas's 3rd District. ​

Womack, an Army veteran, has represented the district since 2011 and serves on the House Appropriations Committee.

Ryerse is a pastor and nonprofit leader who has lived in Springdale for 20 years, helped start Vintage Fellowship church, and has worked with Vote Common Good and co-founded Vortex PAC.

Hocevar is a University of Arkansas doctoral candidate.

What They Stand For

Womack has proposed cutting federal spending and putting the budget on a sustainable path, according to his official House website. He's also supported:

  • Pro-growth economic policies to protect American jobs and sustain national prosperity,
  • Reducing health-care costs through tort reform, insurance portability, and changes to the Affordable Care Act,
  • Expanding domestic energy production, including building more refineries; and
  • Guardrails on artificial intelligence and its data centers, while warning against rules that could cede technology to adversaries, according to the Arkansas Advocate.

Ryerse has called for a moratorium on data centers until they are energy independent, do not pollute, and are not neighborhood nuisances, according to the Arkansas Advocate. He's also supported:

  • criticizing the military-industrial complex and the proliferation of war,
  • Blaming the Iran war and tariffs for higher gas and goods costs for Arkansans, and criticizing Congress for failing to act; and
  • efforts he describes as bringing people together, including his work with Vote Common Good and his co-founding of Vortex PAC.

Hocevar, the independent, has said his campaign focuses on minimum wage and worker pay, according to Local Candidates.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

All three major race-rating services call this contest solidly in Womack's favor. Cook Political Report rated the race Solid Republican as of Oct. 9; Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Solid Republican as of Oct. 11; and Inside Elections rated it Solid Republican as of Oct. 2. On Kalshi, traders gave Republicans, whose nominee is Womack, a 98.15% chance of winning as of Oct. 15.

The district's recent history supports that picture. Womack won the district with about 64% of the vote in both 2022 and 2024, and his vote share moved less than two-tenths of a percentage point between the two races. Republicans won all four of Arkansas's U.S. House seats in both 2022 and 2024. Donald Trump carried Arkansas with about 64% of the vote in the 2024 presidential election.

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