2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election

2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election

November 3, 2026
 
Candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders Fredrick Love
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Republican



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. Incumbent Republican governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is seeking re-election to a second term.

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senate, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.