Matthew Shepherd
State Representative, Arkansas House District 97 · Republican
OfficeholderNot running in 2026
Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: sitting incumbent of AR-HD-97, which is on the 2026 ballot, but did not file (not in the Arkansas Secretary of State — 2026 candidate filings); role and held seat unchanged · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Arkansas House District 97 covers
Covers part of Union County.
Includes El Dorado, Mount Holly and Junction City.
20 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Arkansas GIS Office, Boundaries/ELECTION_PRECINCTS statewide layer (gis.arkansas.gov); U.S. Census 2020 VTDs for Arkansas (ar-census-vtd2020) added as the fallback precinct set for 2020 and for county-years the Arkansas GIS Office layer does not fit
Results
Certified results for Arkansas House District 97
State Representative District 97
2024 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Representative Matthew J. ShepherdRepublican | Republican | 7,881 | 69.5% |
| O'Dell CarrDemocrat | Democrat | 3,459 | 30.5% |
Official — Arkansas Secretary of State, Official Results report · Arkansas Secretary of State — 2024 General Election State Results PDF
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Arkansas House District 97
- Jim AndrewsRepublican · On the 2026 ballot · Not yet in our records
Not on file for Matthew yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_shd639y00.
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