In late 2009, Womack jumped into the race for the 3rd District after incumbent Representative John Boozman announced that he would run for the United States Senate. The 3rd is one of the most Republican districts in the South and the nation (Republicans have held it since 1967), and it was generally believed that whoever won the Republican primary would be the district’s next representative. Womack ranked first in the seven-candidate primary with 31% of the vote.^[8] In the June runoff, he defeated state Senator and fellow Rogers resident Cecile Bledsoe, 52%–48%.^[9]

In the general election, Womack defeated Democratic nominee David Whitaker, 72%–28%.^[10]

Womack was originally set to face veteran Ken Aden in his reelection bid, but Aden withdrew from the race on July 8, after admitting to exaggerating his military record. As it was too late to select a replacement candidate for Aden (under Arkansas law, the Democratic Party could only name a replacement at that date if the original candidate died, moved out of the district or opted to seek another office), Womack faced no major-party opposition in November.^[11] He was reelected with 76% of the vote, defeating Rebekah Kennedy (Green Party of the United States, 16%) and David Pangrac (Libertarian Party (United States), 8%).^[12]

Thomas Brewer, a math teacher and minister, originally announced he was challenging Womack for the Republican nomination,^[13] and Troy Gittings, a high school English teacher and stand-up comedian, had announced he was running for the Democratic nomination.^[13] But neither Brewer nor Gittings ended up filing, leaving Libertarian Grant Brand as Womack’s only challenger.^[14] He was reelected with 79% of the vote to Brand’s 21%.^[15]

Womack again faced no Democratic candidate in the general election. He defeated Libertarian Steve Isaacson 77%–23%.^[16]

Womack faced a Republican primary challenge from Robb Ryerse, a self-described “progressive Republican.”^[17] He defeated Ryerse, 84%–16%.^[18]

In the general election, Womack faced Democratic opposition for the first time as an incumbent. Womack defeated Josh Mahoney, president of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund and former chairman of the Fayetteville Airport Commission, and Libertarian Michael Kalagias, on election day, 65%–33%-2%, his smallest margin of victory to date.^[19]

Womack did not face a challenge in the Republican primary, and he defeated the Democratic nominee, nurse practitioner Celeste Williams, and Kalagias, 64%–32%-4%.^[20]

Womack won reelection against Democratic nominee, Lauren Mallett-Hays, and Kalagias, with 63.7% to 32.9% and 3.4%.^[21]

Womack won renomination with 54% of the vote, defeating state senator Clint Penzo in the Republican primary.