Arkansas 2024 primary results: Biden and Trump projected to win

The election was held as part of Super Tuesday.

ByAlexandra Hutzler

March 5, 2024, 9:22 PM

ABC News projects that President Joe Biden will win the Democratic primary and former President Donald Trump will win the Republican primary in Arkansas, based on analysis of the vote.

On the Republican side, with 15% of the expected vote reporting, Trump is leading with 71% of the vote, while Nikki Haley has 23%.

PHOTO: Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock, Ark. — Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock, Ark.
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For the Democratic race, with 23% of the expected vote reporting, Biden is leading with 91% of the vote, while Marianne Williamson has 4% and Rep. Dean Phillips has 2%.

The state held its primary election on Tuesday. Polls were open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Voters didn't need to be a registered Democrat or Republican to vote in these primaries.

PHOTO: Stacy Stewart submits her ballot after casting her vote at Elmdale Baptist Church Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Springdale, Ark. — Stacy Stewart submits her ballot after casting her vote at Elmdale Baptist Church Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Springdale, Ark.
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State significance

Arkansas is home for one former 2024 candidate: Asa Hutchinson. Hutchinson served as governor from 2015 to 2023 and had earlier served as a U.S. congressman. He left the race in January.

Polling has shown former President Donald Trump with the edge in the state. He easily won Arkansas in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, garnering more than 60% of the vote in the general election after sailing through the primaries.

Six Democratic candidates filed to appear on the ballot on Tuesday, but none have mounted a serious challenge to President Joe Biden.