2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Arkansas Senate District 9

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Jessie McGruder

Democratic

In office now
State Representative, District 35

Jessie McGruder currently serves as the State Representative for District 35 in the Arkansas General Assembly. Official legislature records list the occupation as Educator, Coach.

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Kenny Phillips

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Kenny Phillips yet.

Where we looked:

  • 2026 Arkansas Senate election (Wikipedia): this district's general-election table named the candidates. It gives the name, party and district and no account of the candidate's record. Arkansas's election office refuses automated requests, so no official candidate list could be read for this seat.

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Kenny Phillips's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

Sources

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U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
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Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: voterview.ar-nova.org.
Candidate lists
As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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