Records Show Senate Candidates Jeb Little and Micah Ashby Did Not Vote in 2024 Presidential Election
State voter records show that Republican U.S. Senate candidates Micah Ashby and Jeb Little did not cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential general election, according to publicly available files from the Arkansas Secretary of State. The records confirm that neither Micah Ashby nor Jeb Little supported President Trump in his victory against Kamala Harris.
The Secretary of State’s records show no recorded ballot for either candidate in the 2024 general election. Ashby’s voting history further reflects no participation in the 2020, 2022, or 2024 general elections, while Little’s record shows no ballot cast in 2024.
According to official state data, approximately 64.94% of Arkansas’s 1,828,133 registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 general election, the race in which Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Political analysts say a candidate’s personal voting history can influence perceptions among voters. “If you can’t show up to vote in a presidential election, you’re probably not ready to be a U.S. Senator,” said a political strategist. “This is frankly shocking, and suggests that Arkansans may question whether someone who refused to vote for President Trump is ready to be the Republican nominee for the United States Senate.”
Both candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2026. The Arkansas Reporter contacted Ashby and Little for comment regarding their voting histories.
Jeb Little told the Arkansas Reporter, "I’d like to say I was laid up in the hospital and unable to vote, but the honest truth is that I can’t recall exactly what kept me from the polls that day. We had just moved 3.5 hours away from our previous home and were still settling into the new one while maintaining two properties. Both my wife and I work demanding jobs with long, unrelenting hours, and we have three young children to care for. Life was chaotic, and something slipped through the cracks—even though voting has always been important to me. I proudly voted for President Trump in 2016 and 2020, and I supported him again in 2024. But on that particular day, I simply cannot tell you what happened—I’ve slept since then, and I’m far from perfect. I suspect most of us have all been there at one point in our life. I hope this provides the clarity you’re seeking. God bless."