Candidate · November 3, 2026
Fred Love
On the ballot for Governor · Arkansas
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Arkansas1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Fred Love graduated from Joe T. Robinson High School and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.5 He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 through 2022 and was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 2022, where he represents District 15, covering parts of Little Rock and Pulaski County, and is the Senate minority whip.5 His campaign website says his earlier public service included work through AmeriCorps, the Arkansas Food Bank and Pulaski County.6 His campaign website says that as a legislator he built the Southwest Health Unit, helped bring an Arkansas Children's Hospital clinic to Southwest Little Rock and led development of the Forest of Hope Family Justice Center.6
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running for governor to bring steady leadership, create opportunity and deliver practical solutions that strengthen schools, support families and move Arkansas forward.7
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitefredlove.com7,
8 - Official websitesenate.arkansas.gov/senators/fredrick-j-love5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Education
His campaign website says he would invest in literacy and early education, support teachers with fair pay and resources, expand mental health support in schools and reject policies that divert funding away from public classrooms.9
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising.