Election results: Ballotpedia, New York Times (2026)
Headline: The Downballot, 3/3/2026 (subscribe here)
Democrat Alex Holladay won a Republican-held seat in the Arkansas state House on Tuesday night, marking the ninth time Democrats have flipped a district from snipred to blue in a special election since the start of Donald Trump’s second term.
Holladay, a healthcare administrator, defeated businessman Bo Renshaw to capture the 70th District outside of Little Rock, a swingy constituency he had come close to winning in 2024.
In that race, state Rep. Carlton Wing held off Holladay by a slender 51-49 margin, just the latest in a series of difficult elections for the incumbent. With the possibility of another tough battle looming, Wing accepted an appointment to become head of Arkansas PBS last September, triggering a race to replace him.
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, however, wasn’t eager to hold a special election and originally scheduled it for June 9—more than eight months after Wing’s departure, and, notably, after the legislature’s annual session is set to conclude.
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And overall, Democrats have continued their strong performances in special elections nationwide. According to The Downballot’s continually updated tracker, Democrats have run ahead of the 2024 presidential election results by an average of 13 points across more than 90 races this cycle.
Arkansas House District 70
Other panic-inducing GOP special elections:
2026
Florida special election: House seat that includes Mar-a-Lago is up for grabs. (2/18)Republicans get whomped in Texas State Senate special election in red Fort Worth area district. (2/1)
August-November 2025
Tennessee GOP panics over CD7 special election on December 2nd. (11/24)
Tennessee GOP panics over CD7 special election on December 2nd. (11/24)
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