by Republican challengers Asa Hutchinson, Leslie Rutledge, Dennis Milligan, and Andrea Lea. State Legislature Senate Current senators Senate Minority Leader: Keith Ingram (SD24) Senate Minority Whip: Larry Teague (SD10) House Current representatives House Minority Leader: Tippi McCullough (HD33) House Minority Whip: Denise Garner (HD84) Municipal The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Arkansas: Little Rock: Frank Scott Jr. Fort Smith: George McGill Jobesboro: Harold Copenhaver Pine Bluff: Shirley Washington Past governors Democratic governors that have won gubernatorial elections in Arkansas since 1941: Homer Martin Adkins (1941−1945) Benjamin Travis Laney (1945−1949) Sidney Sanders McMath (1949−1953) Francis Cherry (1953−1955) Orval Eugene Faubus (1955−1967) Dale Bumpers (1971−1975) David Pryor (1975−1979) Joe Purcell (1979) Bill Clinton (1979−1981, 1983−1992) Jim Guy Tucker (1992−1996) Mike Beebe (2007−2015) See also Political party strength in Arkansas Republican Party of Arkansas Notes References External links Democratic Party of Arkansas Young Democrats of Arkansas Arkansas Political parties in Arkansas