HOUSE
Arkansas AR-04 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Bruce Westerman (R)
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Last updated : Nov 17, 2025D +50
R +50
R +20
Race summary
The lone licensed forester in Congress, Rep. Bruce Westerman drew some serious shade from environmental groups over his unusual 2023 proposal to plant one trillion trees.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Nov 12, 2025
Primary Election: Mar 3, 2026
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Full Bio:
WESTERMAN, Bruce Eugene, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Hot Springs, Hot Springs
County, Ark., November 18, 1967; graduated from Fountain Lake High School, Hot
Springs, Ark., 1986; B.S., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 1990;
M.F., Yale Forestry School, New Haven, Conn., 2001; engineer; member of the
Fountain Lake, Ark., school board, 2006-2010; member of the Arkansas state
house of representatives 2010-2014; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred
Fourteenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress (January 3,
2015-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
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DISTRICT DATA
Arkansas - 04
South: Pine Bluff, Hot Springs
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Feb 26, 2025
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