Blake Johnson (Arkansas)

This article is about Sen. Blake Johnson, representing Arkansas State Senate District 21. For the Indiana House of Representatives District 100 representative, see Rep. Robert Blake Johnson.

Blake Johnson

Republican Party

Candidate, Arkansas State Senate District 21

Arkansas State Senate District 21

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Dan Sullivan

Prior offices

Arkansas State Senate District 20

Successor: Dan Sullivan

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Compensation

Base salary

$44,356/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $59/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $166/day.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Personal

Birthplace

Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Profession

Farmer

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Blake Johnson (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas State Senate, representing District 21. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Johnson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 21. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Johnson began serving as State Senate Majority Leader in 2023.

Biography

Blake Johnson was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Johnson earned a degree from Arkansas State University. His career experience includes working as a farmer.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Johnson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
• Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chair
• Ethics Committee
• Senate Rules, Resolutions and Memorials Committee
• Joint Budget Committee
• Joint Energy Committee

2021-2022

Johnson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Efficiency Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Chair
• Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Co-chair
• Joint Budget Committee
• Joint Energy Committee
• Joint Performance Review Committee
• Legislative Council

2019-2020

Johnson was assigned to the following committees:

• Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Co-Chair
• Joint Budget Committee
• Legislative Council
• Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee
• Senate Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee
• Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
• Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Arkansas State Senate District 21

Incumbent Blake Johnson is running in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 21 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Blake Johnson (R)

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas State Senate District 21

Incumbent Blake Johnson defeated Alfred Holland III in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blake Johnson (R)	83.9	18,671
	Submit photo	Alfred Holland III (L)	16.1	3,596

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,267
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 21

Incumbent Blake Johnson defeated Curtis Hitt in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 21 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blake Johnson	61.3	7,536
		Curtis Hitt	38.7	4,750

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,286
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Arkansas State Senate District 21

Alfred Holland III advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas State Senate District 21 on February 20, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Alfred Holland III (L)

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2018

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2018

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Blake Johnson won election in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 20.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 20

Incumbent Blake Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 20 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Blake Johnson

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2014

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Arkansas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Incumbent Robert Thompson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Blake Johnson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson defeated Thompson in the general election.^[2][3]

Arkansas State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Blake Johnson	53.8%	12,096
	Democratic	Robert Johnson Incumbent	46.2%	10,405
Total Votes				22,501

2012

Johnson ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas Senate, District 20. Johnson ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and was defeated by Robert Thompson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[4][5][6]

Arkansas State Senate, District 20, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Thompson Incumbent	50.8%	13,616
	Republican	Blake Johnson	49.2%	13,169
Total Votes				26,785

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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