With all of the votes from the 2016 General Election now fully certified and reported, we thought it would be interesting to tally up the Fayetteville-specific results for each of the contested races on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The Washington County Election Commission has all of the countywide results posted, including precinct tallies taken from each polling location.
With that data in hand, we broke each race into five Fayetteville-specific categories, including a total citywide tally and a breakdown of each of the city’s four wards.
Included below are results for each contested race that voters in Fayetteville were asked to weigh in on. Obviously, the city-specific results listed below won’t match the countywide, statewide, or nationwide tallies. We made note of the winners of each election below each table.
U.S. President
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| Hillary Clinton (D) |
18,519 |
4,348 |
4,526 |
5,412 |
4,233 |
| Donald Trump (R) |
12,206 |
2,894 |
1,645 |
3,883 |
3,784 |
| Gary Johnson (L) |
1,659 |
356 |
388 |
429 |
486 |
| Jill Stein (G) |
806 |
203 |
298 |
185 |
120 |
| Evan McMullin (B) |
674 |
141 |
121 |
186 |
226 |
| Darrell Castle (C) |
187 |
36 |
45 |
59 |
47 |
| Lynn Kahn (I) |
89 |
27 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
| Jim Hedges (I) |
37 |
11 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
Note: Trump won the countywide vote with 51%, and the statewide vote with 60%. He lost the nationwide popular vote with 46%, but secured the presidency with 304 votes in the Electoral College.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| Connor Eldridge (D) |
18,595 |
4,469 |
4,595 |
5,318 |
4,213 |
| John Boozman (R) |
13,720 |
3,111 |
1,931 |
4,455 |
4,223 |
| Frank Gilbert (L) |
1,473 |
343 |
394 |
333 |
403 |
Note: Boozman won the countywide vote with 53%, and the statewide vote with 60%
U.S. Congress – District 3
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| Steve Womack (R) |
19,416 |
4,426 |
3,041 |
6,257 |
5,692 |
| Steve Isaacson (L) |
11,858 |
2,905 |
3,174 |
3,109 |
2,670 |
Note: Womack won the countywide vote with 71%, and the statewide vote with 77%
State Representative – District 85
| Candidate |
Total |
| David Whitaker (D) |
6,234 |
| Dwight Gonzalez (R) |
4,076 |
Note: Whitaker won the countywide vote with 53%
* Only includes Fayetteville precincts 1,7,8,9,10,17,18,20,24,26,29,32,42,46,48
Washington County Judge
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| Mark Kinion (D) |
18,851 |
4,488 |
4,790 |
5,369 |
4,204 |
| Joseph Wood (R) |
14,448 |
3,327 |
2,021 |
4,623 |
4,477 |
Note: Wood won the countywide vote with 55%
Washington County Assessor
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| Carol Waddle (D) |
17,194 |
4,172 |
4,279 |
4,992 |
3,751 |
| Russell Hill (R) |
15,860 |
3,599 |
2,429 |
4,932 |
4,900 |
Note: Hill won the countywide vote with 60%
Justice of the Peace – District 8
| Candidate |
Total |
| Daniel Balls (D) |
3,628 |
| Samuel Taylor (R) |
2,279 |
Note: Balls won the countywide vote with 61%
* Precincts 3,13,14,22,23,31 only
Justice of the Peace – District 11
| Candidate |
Total |
| Joseph Kieklak (D) |
2,469 |
| Patrick Briney (R) |
1,231 |
Note: Kieklak won the countywide vote with 67%
* Precincts 2,4,5,15,34,42 only
Justice of the Peace – District 14
| Candidate |
Total |
| Jim Renfrow (R) |
43 |
| Ann Harbison (D) |
37 |
Note: Harbison won the countywide vote with 50%
* Precinct 16 only
Constable – District 1
| Candidate |
Total |
| John Duggar (R) |
146 |
| Matt Miller (D) |
142 |
Note: Duggar won the countywide vote with 58%
* Precincts 37,38,41 only
Fayetteville Mayor
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| Lioneld Jordan |
22,929 |
5,348 |
5,199 |
6,792 |
5,590 |
| Tom Terminella |
8,967 |
2,104 |
1,295 |
2,876 |
2,692 |
| Ron Baucom |
1,074 |
265 |
224 |
279 |
306 |
Fayetteville Alderman – Ward 1, Position 2
| Candidate |
Total |
| Sarah Marsh |
4,661 |
| Paul Phaneuf |
2,420 |
Fayetteville Alderman – Ward 2, Position 2
| Candidate |
Total |
| Matthew Petty |
3,505 |
| Gary McHenry |
1,205 |
| Adam Fire Cat |
1,140 |
Fayetteville Alderman – Ward 3, Position 2
| Candidate |
Total |
| Sarah Bunch |
4,198 |
| Tracy Hoskins |
3,131 |
| Benjamin Harrison |
1,356 |
Note: Bunch defeated Hoskins in a Nov. 29 runoff election with 63%
Fayetteville Alderman – Ward 4, Position 2
| Candidate |
Total |
| Alan Long |
4,402 |
| Nathan Allen |
3,514 |
Issue #1 – Terms, Election, Eligibility
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| FOR |
22,446 |
5,204 |
4,417 |
6,873 |
5,948 |
| AGAINST |
9,095 |
2,182 |
1,961 |
2,652 |
2,300 |
Note: Issue #1 won the countywide vote with 71%, and the statewide vote with 70%
Issue #2 – Governor’s Powers & Duties When Absent
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| FOR |
25,513 |
5,831 |
5,044 |
7,961 |
6,677 |
| AGAINST |
6,906 |
1,746 |
1,543 |
1,818 |
1,799 |
Note: Issue #2 won the countywide vote with 77%, and the statewide vote with 72%
Issue #3 – Job Creation & Expansion, Economic Development
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| FOR |
17,025 |
3,997 |
3,332 |
4,977 |
4,719 |
| AGAINST |
13,151 |
3,054 |
2,813 |
4,090 |
3,194 |
Note: Issue #3 won the countywide vote with 58%, and the statewide vote with 65%
Issue #6 – Arkansas Medical Marijuana
| Candidate |
Total |
Ward 1 |
Ward 2 |
Ward 3 |
Ward 4 |
| FOR |
21,681 |
5,089 |
4,961 |
6,108 |
5,523 |
| AGAINST |
11,445 |
2,667 |
1,890 |
3,755 |
3,133 |
Note: Issue #6 won the countywide vote with 59%, and the statewide vote with 53%
We had several readers ask us to dig into the data for the other major cities in Northwest Arkansas, particularly in the vote for U.S. President. The Benton County information – including several Springdale precincts – is available through the Arkansas Secretary of State website for anyone who’d like to take a closer look.
Bentonville, Arkansas
| Candidate |
Total |
| Donald Trump (R) |
12,494 |
| Hillary Clinton (D) |
6,646 |
| Gary Johnson (L) |
936 |
| Evan McMullin (B) |
662 |
| Jill Stein (G) |
232 |
| Darrell Castle (C) |
82 |
| Jim Hedges (I) |
52 |
| Lynn Kahn (I) |
49 |
Rogers, Arkansas
| Candidate |
Total |
| Donald Trump (R) |
15,170 |
| Hillary Clinton (D) |
9,156 |
| Gary Johnson (L) |
1,125 |
| Evan McMullin (B) |
574 |
| Jill Stein (G) |
297 |
| Darrell Castle (C) |
89 |
| Jim Hedges (I) |
72 |
| Lynn Kahn (I) |
49 |
Springdale, Arkansas
| Candidate |
Total |
| Donald Trump (R) |
14,384 |
| Hillary Clinton (D) |
8,221 |
| Gary Johnson (L) |
896 |
| Evan McMullin (B) |
438 |
| Jill Stein (G) |
231 |
| Darrell Castle (C) |
159 |
| Lynn Kahn (I) |
56 |
| Jim Hedges (I) |
52 |
