Winner, unofficial result · Secretary of State, AR
Kim Hammer
American politician
- Over
- Kelly Grappe (Democratic), 39.6%
- Votes
- 491,162 (142,716 ahead)
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · read 2026-11-05
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Overview
Kim Davin Hammer is a Missionary Baptist preacher and politician who is the Arkansas Secretary of State-elect. He has served in the Arkansas Senate since 2019.
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A Republican, he was previously a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. He hosts a weekly conservative talk radio show.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The race
Secretary of State, AR. Won with 55.8%, 16.2 points ahead over Kelly Grappe.
- Kim Hammer Republican · winner55.8%
- Kim Hammer Republican · winnern/a
- Kelly Grappe Democratic39.6%
- Michael Pakko Libertarian4.6%
Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · unofficial until certified
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Contact and links
- Website
- hammer4house.com via Wikidata
- Campaign email
- kim.hammer@senate.ar.gov · source
- Social
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 4:10 PM ET
- 2026Secretary of State, AR · runoff · won · 40,945 votes (50.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2026Secretary of State, AR · primary · result not on file · 89,076 votes (33.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018State Senate, AR District 33 · General · won · 23,014 votes (68.3%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (race summary table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_secretary_of_state_elections&oldid=1383813170
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 4:10 PM ET (revision)
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Hammer
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Arkansas_Secretary_of_State_election&oldid=1375422094
- photo_curated https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/576
- photo_curated_gallery https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/576
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