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2026 candidates we're tracking in AR-1
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Rick Crawford
R
Incumbent
Crawford enlisted in the U.S. Army out of high school and served as an explosive ordnance disposal technician before graduating from Arkansas State University with a degree in agriculture business and economics, per the official House biography. He later worked as a rodeo announcer and producer, founded the AgWatch Network agricultural news service serving more than 50 radio affiliates, and worked as a marketing manager for a John Deere dealer group, per the official House biography.
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Steve G. Parsons
L
Steve G. Parsons is a retired consultant and economist from Lakeview running as the Libertarian nominee for Arkansas's 1st Congressional District, per the Mountain Home Observer. He previously taught economics of technology at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Terri Yarbrough Green
D
Terri Yarbrough Green is a retired pathologist from Paragould running for Arkansas's 1st Congressional District in her first bid for elected office, per Talk Business and Politics. She is active with the Greene County Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
About this race
Arkansas's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Arkansas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, March 31, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.