2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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The '''2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election''' will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the [[governor of Arkansas]]. The primary elections took place on March 3, 2026, and in races where no candidate receives over 50% in a primary, runoff elections will take place on March 31, 2026.{{Cite web|date=May 9, 2025 |title=2026 State Primary Election Dates |url=https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2026-state-primary-election-dates|website= NCSL |access-date=5 August 2025}} Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Governor [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders]] is seeking re-election to a second term.{{cite news |last1=Barrow |first1=Bill |title=Project 2028: GOP officials jockey during Republican National Convention for future White House runs |url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-future-republican-candidates-253224301e5730b4309f97b1971b2fb4 |access-date=3 August 2024 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=18 July 2024 |quote=[Sarah Huckabee Sanders] was focused only on Trump's election and then her own reelection in 2026 |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803045038/https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-future-republican-candidates-253224301e5730b4309f97b1971b2fb4 |url-status=live }}
The '''2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election''' will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the [[governor of Arkansas]]. This election with coincide with elections for the [[2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas|U.S. House of Representatives]], the [[2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas|U.S. Senate]], the [[2026 Arkansas Senate election|state senate]], the [[2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election|state house]], and other [[2026 Arkansas elections|local offices]]. Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] governor [[Sarah Huckabee Sanders]] is running for re-election to a second term.


[[Primary elections]] took place on March 3, 2026.{{Cite web|date=May 9, 2025 |title=2026 State Primary Election Dates |url=https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2026-state-primary-election-dates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507210524/https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2026-state-primary-election-dates |archive-date=May 7, 2025 |website= NCSL |access-date=5 August 2025}} Huckabee Sanders secured her nomination unopposed, while [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] state senator [[Fredrick Love]] secured his nomination with 81% of the vote.{{cite web |title=Arkansas Governor Primary Results 2026 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/arkansas-governor-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260411225950/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/arkansas-governor-results |archive-date=April 11, 2026 |access-date=April 19, 2026 |website=[[NBC News]]}}
This election will take place alongside races for [[2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas|U.S. Senate]], [[2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas|U.S. House]], [[2026 Arkansas Senate election|state senate]], [[2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election|state house]], and [[2026 Arkansas elections|numerous other state and local offices]].


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