Live election 2024 results
The polls have officially closed in Arkansas. Results for the nation's president, House representatives, and more are flooding in.
Election Day is finally here, and in Arkansas, the polls have officially closed.
That means election results will begin flooding in for several important races, including the nation's president, U.S. House representatives, Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice, and more.
5NEWS will update this article as results come in. Note: Results are unofficial at this time.
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How Arkansas is voting for presidential candidates
Between an assassination attempt on a former president's life to the current president dropping out of the race completely, many consider this year's presidential election especially consequential.
Shortly after the polls closed at 7:30 p.m., CBS News reported that former President Donald Trump was projected to win in Arkansas for the third election in a row.
Here's how Arkansas is voting in the presidential election this year.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 3
Voters in parts of Sebastian, Benton, Washington, Madison, and Crawford counties decided between incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, Democratic candidate Caitlin Draper, or Libertarian candidate Bobby Wilson for the 3rd Congressional District seat.
Womack has served in the U.S. Congress since 2011. He serves as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and a chairman of its Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. He also works on the Defense and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittees.
Before being elected as a representative, Womack served as the mayor of Rogers for 12 years. In 2009, Womack retired from the Arkansas Army National Guard where he served as a colonel. He is an alumnus of Arkansas Tech University.
Draper of Fayetteville is a social worker with a focus on treating anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression, autism spectrum disorder, and maternal mental health. She works as an adjunct lecturer in the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas. Draper obtained her master's in Social Work from the University of Arkansas. She is originally from Dallas but has been living in Fayetteville since attending the university.
Wilson of Bentonville previously worked in management. He describes himself as fiscally conservative and technologically progressive.
District 4
For parts of Sebastian, Scott, Franklin, Johnson, and Logan counties, voters decided between Republican incumbent Rep. Bruce Westerman or Democratic candidate Risie Howard.
Westerman of Hot Springs has represented Arkansas's 4th Congressional District since 2015. He serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee. Westerman previously served as Arkansas's first Republican House Majority Leader in the Arkansas General Assembly between 2013 and 2014.
Prior to his political career, Westerman worked as an engineer at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs for 22 years. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
Howard of Pine Bluff is an attorney at the George Howard Jr. Legal Center, LLC. Her late father, George Howard, served as a U.S. district judge from 1980 to 2007. Howard previously ran for the 11th West Judicial Circuit, Division 4, in 2022. She is an alumna of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
For a map of the congressional districts in Arkansas, click here.
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