BENTONVILLE -- Incumbent Adriane Carr, a Republican, defeated Jacob Faught, a Libertarian for Benton County Justice of the Peace District 12 on Tuesday.
The complete but unofficial vote totals were:
• Carr: 2,878 (79%)
• Faught: 772 (21%)
District 12 includes parts of Siloam Springs, Gentry and some of western Benton County. Carr, 67, is a retired human resources consultant. Faught, 34, is a risk analyst with Walmart.
Carr supports the courts building and the temporary, one-eighth-cent sales tax being considered to pay for it. The county is planning to put a funding plan before the voters in a special election in March.
"I think due diligence was done," Carr perviously said of the design work on the building. "I think the judges, who are among the most important people who will be using the building, have been key partners in the process."
Carr has said she supports the sales tax proposal, particularly since it includes a "sunset" provision so the tax will expire after the building is paid for.
"The county is also going to be contributing. We're not saying 'Let's tax the citizens.' I'm not for that," she said.
Justices of the peace serve two-year terms and are paid $230 for each Quorum Court and Committee of the Whole meeting and $144 for each meeting of a committee of which they are a member.
Politics on 11/07/2018