Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the governor of Arkansas. The governor's office identifies her as the state's 47th governor, and her official biography says she was inaugurated on January 10, 2023.
The 2026 election
Arkansas held its general election on November 3, 2026, the date set in the Secretary of State's 2026 election calendar. The Arkansas Secretary of State's election results page links to the vote counts under the label "2026 General Election & Judicial Runoff".
Key facts about the governor
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Governor | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
| Number | 47th governor of Arkansas |
| Inaugurated | January 10, 2023 |
All three details come from the governor's official biography.
Who Sarah Huckabee Sanders is
Sanders is the first woman to serve as governor of Arkansas, according to her official biography. Her father, Mike Huckabee, is a former governor of the state.
The biography lists her earlier work in politics and government:
- She was White House press secretary for President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019.
- She joined the Trump campaign as a senior advisor in February 2016.
- She was a senior advisor to Sen. Tom Cotton's 2014 campaign and the campaign manager for Sen. John Boozman's 2010 campaign.
- She worked in the Department of Education under President George W. Bush.
The same page says she grew up in Pine Bluff and Texarkana and graduated from Little Rock Central High and Ouachita Baptist University. She lives in Little Rock with her husband, Bryan, and their three children.