Ken Ferguson (Arkansas)
2023 - Present
2027
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Ken Ferguson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 64. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Ferguson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 64. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ken Ferguson lives in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Ferguson graduated from Merrill High School. He earned a B.S. in social science from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 1973. Ferguson's career experience includes working as the executive director of the Arkansas Workforce Board, as the Arkansas Workforce Investment Director, and in Pine Bluff's city government.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Ferguson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Ferguson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Insurance and Commerce Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Joint Budget Committee
2019-2020
Ferguson was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Budget Committee
- House Insurance and Commerce Committee
- House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee
- Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Revenue and Taxation |
| • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs |
| • Joint Performance Review |
| • Joint Performance Review |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ferguson served on the following committees:
| Arkansas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • City, County and Local Affairs |
| • Revenue and Taxation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64
Incumbent Ken Ferguson won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Ferguson (D) | 100.0 | 7,429 | |
| Total votes: 7,429 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64
Incumbent Ken Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ken Ferguson | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ferguson in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64
Incumbent Ken Ferguson won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Ferguson (D) | 100.0 | 6,302 | |
| Total votes: 6,302 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ken Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 64.
2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Ken Ferguson won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Ferguson (D) | 100.0 | 9,511 | |
| Total votes: 9,511 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ken Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Ken Ferguson won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Ken Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ken Ferguson | |
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2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Ken Ferguson ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 general election.[5]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Ken Ferguson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Ken Ferguson ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ken Ferguson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Arkansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014. Ken Ferguson, Win Trafford and Efrem Elliott faced off in the Democratic primary. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Ferguson and Trafford - met a runoff election on June 10, which Ferguson won. Ferguson was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Ken Ferguson |
38.3% | 1,660 |
| Win Trafford |
37.8% | 1,641 |
| Efrem Elliott | 23.9% | 1,037 |
| Total Votes | 4,338 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Ken Ferguson |
54.5% | 1,170 |
| Win Trafford | 45.5% | 978 |
| Total Votes | 2,148 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ken Ferguson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ken Ferguson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 10 to May 9.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 12 through March 12. The legislature held a special session from March 13 to March 15.
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2017
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In 2017, the 91st Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 1. The Legislature held a special session from May 1 to May 3.
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2016
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In 2016, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 13 through May 9. The Legislature held a three-day special session from April 6 to April 8 over healthcare. The Legislature held a second special session from May 19 to May 23 over transportation.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arkansas House of Representatives District 64 |
Officeholder Arkansas House of Representatives District 64 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ pbcommercial.com, "Ferguson to seek District 16 seat in state House," June 28, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Kenneth B. Ferguson," accessed March 31, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Ken Ferguson," accessed March 31, 2023
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 26, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official primary runoff election results," accessed August 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Payton (R) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 64 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 16 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Kendon Underwood (R) |
