The Winner
If you live in Arkansas's 2nd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. French Hill (R-AR), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
The AP called the race on Nov. 5, and Hill took about 50.9% of the vote to about 49.1% for his Democratic opponent, Chris Jones, a margin of about two points or about 4,356 votes, according to official results from Arkansas State Elections as of Nov. 11.
The Race
Chris Jones), the Democrat, reached the general election ballot by winning the March 3 Democratic primary. Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the seat Likely Republican heading into Election Day, according to Ballotpedia.
The district has about 761,800 residents and is about 68.3% white, about 20.6% Black, about 6.4% Hispanic, and about 1.6% Asian, according to geographic data for the district. Median household income is about $65,200 and median age is about 38.3. About 33.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the unemployment rate is about 4.4%, and about 14.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
The district covers Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry and Saline counties, among others, according to the Arkansas General Assembly. It also takes in parts of Lonoke and Pulaski counties.
What's Next
Hill is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. Hill said he hopes to keep working across the aisle in the next Congress after hearing voters' concerns and frustrations, according to KARK, which reported his comments on Nov. 10.
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