Mark Johnson (Arkansas)
2023 - Present
2029
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Mark Johnson (Republican Party) is a member of the Arkansas State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Johnson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas State Senate to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mark Johnson was born in Crossett, Arkansas. Johnson graduated from Conway High School. He earned a degree from Hendrix College. Johnson's career experience includes owning and working as a business consultant with Mark D. Johnson & Associates, Inc.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Insurance and Commerce Committee
- Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Chair
- Joint Budget Committee
- Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Co-Chair
- Joint Energy Committee
- Public Retirement and Social Security Programs Committee
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
2021-2022
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate City, County and Local Affairs Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Boys State Committee
- Joint Budget Committee
- Joint Energy Committee, Vice-chair
- Legislative Council
2019-2020
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Budget Committee
- Academic Facilities Oversight Committee
- Joint Energy Committee, Vice-Chair
- Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Insurance and Commerce Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 17
Incumbent Mark Johnson defeated Maureen Skinner in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Johnson (R) | 58.2 | 22,030 | |
| Maureen Skinner (D) | 41.8 | 15,800 | ||
| Total votes: 37,830 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17
Maureen Skinner advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Maureen Skinner | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17
Incumbent Mark Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Mark Johnson | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 17
Incumbent Mark Johnson defeated David Barber in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Johnson (R) | 58.7 | 16,835 | |
| David Barber (D) | 41.3 | 11,834 | ||
| Total votes: 28,669 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. David Barber advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17
Incumbent Mark Johnson defeated Spencer Hawks in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 17 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Johnson | 54.3 | 5,577 | |
| Spencer Hawks | 45.7 | 4,694 | ||
| Total votes: 10,271 | ||||
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2018
- See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Arkansas State Senate District 15
Mark Johnson won election in the general election for Arkansas State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Mark Johnson (R) | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 15
Mark Johnson defeated Dean Elliott in the Republican primary for Arkansas State Senate District 15 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Johnson | 68.5 | 4,350 | |
| Dean Elliott | 31.5 | 2,000 | ||
| Total votes: 6,350 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Mark Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas State Senate District 17 |
Officeholder Arkansas State Senate District 17 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Scott Flippo (R) |
Arkansas State Senate District 17 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by David J. Sanders (R) |
Arkansas State Senate District 15 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Fredrick Love (D) |
