2020 Arkansas General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Arkansas 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Tom Cotton received 793.9k (66.5 %) votes, beating Ricky Harrington who gained 399.4k (33.5 %) by 394.5k votes in Arkansas.

Ricky Harrington won 3 counties out of the 75 counties that make up Arkansas. The record shows that Tom Cotton won 72 counties.

During the 2020 general elections, over 1M total number of votes were cast. Ricky Harrington got 399,390 (399k) over Tom Cotton 793,871 (794k). He won the popular vote by 399,390 (399k). His victory in the State of Arkansas (with 399,390 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Benton, Pulaski and Washington), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Benton, Pulaski and Washington, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Tom Cotton, giving him a 19k vote advantage.