Quick Facts
Biography
Colby Fulfer is an American politician who served in the Arkansas Senate representing the Springdale area from 2022 to 2023.
Education
Fulfer graduated from the Shiloh Christian School.
Career
Fulfer worked at the Westfield Chapel Funeral Home and serves as chief of staff to Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse. A Republican, he was narrowly elected to the Arkansas Senate in a 2022 special election to replace Lance Eads, who had resigned in 2021.
He assumed office on February 22, 2022 and served during the fiscal session of the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, as well as a special session called by Governor Asa Hutchinson, and did not seek reelection.
He was succeeded by State Representative Clint Penzo.
Electoral history
Fulfer was elected to the Arkansas Senate in the Special Election held in February 2022.In the Republican primary, he received the highest number of votes but because he did not break 50% of the vote went to a runoff election against first-time candidate Steve Unger. In the runoff election, he defeated Unger narrowly 52-48%.
In the special general election, he defeated Democrat Lisa Parks by just 32 votes, or 0.8%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Colby Fulfer | 1,388 | 46.66 | |
| Republican | Steve Unger | 943 | 31.7 | |
| Republican | Jim Bob Duggar | 456 | 15.33 | |
| Republican | Edge Nowlin | 188 | 6.32 | |
| Total votes | 2,975 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Colby Fulfer | 2,033 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Lisa Parks | 2,001 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 4,034 | 100.0 | ||