Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins reelection for governor in Arkansas

Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders won election Tuesday as governor of Arkansas, defeating Democrat Fred Love. Sanders was seeking a second term. She previously served as President Trump’s White House press secretary and became the state’s first woman governor in 2023.

Her father, Mike Huckabee, is currently Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Israel and served as Arkansas’ governor for two-plus terms. Love is a state senator from the Little Rock area. The Associated Press declared Huckabee Sanders the winner at 10:40 p.m. EST.