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Arkansas leaders on data centers

6 races on the November 3 ballot · 16 candidates · 2 on the ballot with a statement · 2 sitting officials on the record

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Governor 1 race

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  1. Governor 3 candidates · 1 for

    1. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Republican candidate for Governor, Arkansas

      Sarah Huckabee Sanders

      Republican · In office

      Of 3 statements on the record, 3 were for data centers.

      What they said

      3 0 0

      What they did

      No vote on a data center measure on the record.

      3 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Sarah Huckabee Sanders's page.

      Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

      Sarah Huckabee Sanders's page

    2. Fred Love

      Democratic

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Fred Love's page

    3. Colt Shelby

      Libertarian

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Colt Shelby's page

    Full race page: Governor

U.S. Senate 1 race

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  1. U.S. Senate 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet

    1. Tom Cotton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Arkansas

      Tom Cotton

      Republican · In office

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Photo: U.S. Senate Photo Office, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

      Tom Cotton's page

    2. Hallie Shoffner

      Democratic

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Hallie Shoffner's page

    3. No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Jeffrey Francis Wadlin's page

    Full race page: U.S. Senate

U.S. House 4 districts

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The record does not yet hold this state's 2026 district lines, so the county picker is off here. Search a name or a district, or open the list below.

Every district and its candidates
  1. 1st District: Eric A. "Rick" Crawford, Terri Yarbrough Green, Steve G. Parsons
  2. 2nd District: J. French Hill, Chris Jones
  3. 3rd District: Steve Womack, Robb Ryerse, Bobby Wilson
  4. 4th District: Bruce Westerman, James Richard Russell III
  1. U.S. House, District 1 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet

    1. Eric A. "Rick" Crawford, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 1, Arkansas

      Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

      Republican · In office

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.

      What they said

      No statement on the record

      What they did

      0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

      0 statements · 1 vote on the record

      Photo: US Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

      Eric A. "Rick" Crawford's page

    2. No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Terri Yarbrough Green's page

    3. Steve G. Parsons

      Libertarian

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 15, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Steve G. Parsons's page

    Full race page: U.S. House, District 1

  2. U.S. House, District 2 2 candidates · No statement on the record yet

    1. J. French Hill, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 2, Arkansas

      J. French Hill

      Republican · In office

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.

      What they said

      No statement on the record

      What they did

      0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

      0 statements · 1 vote on the record

      Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

      J. French Hill's page

    2. Chris Jones

      Democratic

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Chris Jones's page

    Full race page: U.S. House, District 2

  3. U.S. House, District 3 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet

    1. Steve Womack, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 3, Arkansas

      Steve Womack

      Republican · In office

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. Silence is not a position.

      What they said

      No statement on the record

      What they did

      0 votes in favor of data centers 0 votes against

      0 statements · 1 vote on the record

      Photo: US House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

      Steve Womack's page

    2. Robb Ryerse

      Democratic

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Robb Ryerse's page

    3. Bobby Wilson

      Libertarian

      No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      Bobby Wilson's page

    Full race page: U.S. House, District 3

  4. U.S. House, District 4 2 candidates · 1 with a statement

    1. Bruce Westerman, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 4, Arkansas

      Bruce Westerman

      Republican · In office

      U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R Arkansas, said data centers get a bad rap and issues can be resolved when everyone is on their A game.

      Their newest statement on the record, September 13, 2026, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (opens in a new tab).

      What they said

      1 statement on the record

      What they did

      0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

      1 statement · 1 vote on the record

      Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Bruce Westerman's page.

      Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

      Bruce Westerman's page

    2. No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

      0 statements · 0 votes on the record

      James Richard Russell III's page

    Full race page: U.S. House, District 4

In office now 7 officials

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State lawmakers 0 on the record

State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Arkansas's bills and laws on the record.

Leaders by county 8 counties with a page

Local officials appear only where a published decision or statement names them.

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