Local races in Arkansas

A roll of stickers awaiting distribution to early voters sits on a table at the check-in station at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex in Little Rock.
A roll of stickers awaiting distribution to early voters sits on a table at the check-in station at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex in Little Rock.

EDITOR’S NOTE: These are contested county, city and school board races; ballot issues; and school millage elections in which there is a change in the rate. Primary races are denoted by (R) for Republican and (D) for Democrat. Incumbents, when known, are indicated by an asterisk. (*)

The following counties either don’t have contested races and/or ballot issues or the information was unavailable: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Johnson, Lafayette, Lonoke, Mississippi, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Pike, Poinsett, Prairie, Randolph, St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Sebastian and Sevier.

BAXTER COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 4 (R)

Dirk Waldrop*

Mary E. Glotzl

Justice of the Peace District 8 (R)

Roger D. Steele

Reginald Zachary Watson

Constable, District 1 (R)

David A. Witherington

Douglas E. Stephens

BENTON COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 2 (R)

Ken Farmer

Glynda Caldwell

Justice of the Peace, District 5 (R)

Mike Jeffcoat

Carrie Smith*

Justice of the Peace, District 6 (R)

Brian Armas

Jim Kibat

Justice of the Peace, District 7 (R)

Joseph Bollinger

Doug Farner

Justice of the Peace, District 10 (D)

Lon Cross

Kelley Boyd

Constable Township, District 3 (R)

Charles Snyder

David Ibarra*

Gravette School Board, Position 4

Tim Craig

Ty Russell

Pea Ridge School Board, Position 5

Ryan Heckman

John Dye

Springdale School Board, Position 1

Edwin Strickland

Clinton Bell

Bella Vista

Fire improvement bonds up to $5.5 million with pledge of 1% local sales and use tax

For

Against

Public safety improvement bonds up to $18.8 million with pledge of 1% local sales and use tax

For

Against

Garfield

.5% sales and use tax

For

Against

BOONE COUNTY

Alpena School Board

Kenny Underdown*

Lynette Cantwell

Valley Springs School Board

Terry Ware

Amy Deaton

Michael Watkins

CARROLL COUNTY

Alpena School District 5, Board of Directors

Kenny Underdown

Lynette Cantwell

Green Forest School District 32, Postition 1

Peggy James

Alechia Meador

CHICOT COUNTY

Mayor of Eudora, Special Election

Johnathan Patrick

Tomeka Butler

CLARK COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 5 (R)

Tracy Rider

Gregory Vardaman

Gurdon School Board, Zone 10

Andrew Goodwin

Rodney Hurst

COLUMBIA COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 2 (R)

Charles “Sam” Sharp

Sharon Godwin

Justice of the Peace, District 6 (R)

Greg Sanders

Steve Lee

Stephen Stroebele

CONWAY COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 11 (D)

Dale Eugene Gifford

Jimmy Miller

Morrilton

City Council

Ward 3 Position 1 (D)

Jasmine Wilson

Gwendolyn McDaniel

Linda Everette-Williams

Constable, Welbourne Township (D)

Robert Stobaugh

Mikel Long

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY

Constable, District 7 (R)

Steve Floyd*

Doug Thomas

Constable, District 9 (R)

Scott Davis

Martin Lilly*

Constable, District 11 (D)

David Chadwick

Jack Gathright

Constable, District 13 (R)

Scott Armstrong

Dan Walker*

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 1 (R)

Christopher Del Conte

Jason Cox*

Justice of the Peace, District 4 (R)

Michael Morrison

Lloyd Cole*

Justice of the Peace, District 12 (R)

Elaina Damante*

Mitchell “Mitch” Carolan

Constable, Cedar Creek (R)

Johnny Barnes

Ray Gregory

Constable, Dean Springs (R)

Justin Goins

Shannon Morse

Constable, Alma (R)

Marty Clark

Tommy Buckner*

Mountainburg School Board

Emily Bassham

Karen Patrick-Walker

Dyer

Annexation described in Ordinance 2019-11-26-01

For

Against

CRITTENDEN COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 8 (D)

Joe Marotti*

Vanessa Basemore

Justice of the Peace, District 10 (D)

James D. Fraley*

Leonard Terrell Swift

Justice of the Peace, District 13 (D)

Gwendolyn Brown*

Tamara A. Hood

CROSS COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 2 (R)

John Kyle Wilson

Ricky Lace

Wynne School District 9

35-mill school tax

For

Against

DESHA COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 8 (D)

Dollie Wilson

Brenda Burton

Dumas School Board, Zone 2

Nelson Crow

Michael Bruce III

Dumas

0.5% sales and use tax for health care facilities including Delta Memorial Hospital

For

Against

GARLAND COUNTY

Constable, Hot Springs Township (R)

Jim Kerr

Scott Hecke*

Lakeside School Board, Position 4

Cory Cangelosi

Carla Mouton

Brian French

Jonathan Burfeind

Magnet Cove School Board, Position 3

Troy Cook

Mike Hughes

GRANT COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, Position 5 (R)

Brody Channell *

Pat O’Bryan

Scott Wells

Sheridan

Board of Directors, Position 3

James “Gart” Pitts

Jan Caldwell

GREENE COUNTY

Constable, Bula (R)

Kevin Gillmore

Joe Higdon

Constable, Bagwell Lake (R)

Ronnie Banning

David White *

Cody Oost

Constable, Dalton (R)

Lonnie Holloway *

David Howell

Constable, Crowley’s Ridge (R)

Roscoe Wood

Claude Graves

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY

1% county sales and use tax for two years for courthouse remodel

For

Against

HOT SPRING COUNTY

Constable, Gifford (R)

Kenneth Farber

Brandon Bennett Sr.

Constable, Bismark (D)

Doug Green

Ronnie Stephenson

Magnet Cove School Board, Position 3

Mike Hughes

Troy Cook

Glen Rose School Board, Position 5

Danny Jones

Wade Stafford

Michael Wingfield

Audrey Spence-Raper

Ouachita School Board, Position 2

Ronnie Stephenson

Nancy Cook

HOWARD COUNTY

Mineral Springs School District, Zone 5

Robert Hawkins

Verna Hockaday

Nashville School District, Zone 2

Temcq AH L. Gunter

Misty Wilson

INDEPENDENCE COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 9 (R)

Johnathan Abbott*

Gregory Johnson

Constable, Greenbrier (R)

Brian Phillips*

Andrew Bullard

Constable, Washington (R)

Steve Davis*

Marlin McSpadden

Cedar Ridge School Zone 5

Ernie Pectol*

Larry Craig

Brian Barber

IZARD COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 3 (R)

Randy “Hank” Sherrell

John Walker

Melbourne School Director

Jason Miller *

Lisa Manry

JACKSON COUNTY

Tuckerman Alderman, Ward 2, Position 1 (R)

Tim Jones

Steven Finney

Alderman, Ward 3, Position 1 (D)

Kaye Bagsby Person

Bearlcq AH Bennett

JEFFERSON COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 4 (D)

Delton Wright

Patricia Johnson *

Justice of the Peace, District 13 (D)

Brenda Gaddy

Edward Spears, Sr.

Jeff Edwards

PINE BLUFF

Mayor (D)

Ivan Whitfield

Shirley Washington*

Steven Mays

City Clerk (D)

Janice Roberts

Sharon Rasberry

City Treasurer (D)

Greg Gustek *

Cynthia Sims

City Council

Ward 1, Postition 1 (D)

Lloyd Holcomb, Jr.

Garland Trice

Sam Whitfield

Ward 2, Postition 1 (D)

George Stepps

Steven Shaner

Albert King, Jr.

Lloyd Farnklin

Ward 3, Postition 1 (D)

Donald Hatchett

Glen Brown

LAWRENCE COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 9 (D)

Hunter Davis

Alex Latham

Walnut Ridge School Board of Directors

Ty Callahan

Greg Gill

Hoxie School Board of Directors

Jeff Brady

Greg Coats

Hoxie School District 34.00 Mill Tax

For

Against

LEE COUNTY

Justice of the Peace , District 2 (D)

Matthew Oxner

Victoria Perry

Constable, District 3 (D)

Dustin Herron

Stanley Barnes

Evelyn Shackleford

LINCOLN COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 3 (D)

David Rochell*

Corey Dial

Justice of the Peace, District 4 (R)

Billy Curry*

Jeffery Frizzell

LITTLE RIVER COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 1 (R)

Roger Klitz

Al Austin

Justice of the Peace, District 9 (R)

Beverly Glanville

Larry Phillips

Ashdown School District Board, Zone D

Toni Womble

Chuck Davis

Ashdown School District Board, Zone C

Michael Turner

Worth (Fred) McGraw

Janet Wrinkle

LOGAN COUNTY

Dardanelle School District, Zone 5

Jami Lynn Kendrick

Russell Brown

MADISON COUNTY

St. Paul

2% local sales and use tax

For

Against

MARION COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 5 (R)

Raymond Mayo*

James Underwood

Flippin

1% local sales tax

For

Against

MILLER COUNTY

Justice of Peace, District 4 (R)

Carl B. Standridge Jr.*

Ernest Jackie Rymer

Justice of Peace, District 7 (R)

Jimmy Hickey*

Jeffery Page

Justice of Peace, District 8 (R)

Andy LaGrone*

Deloris M. Coe

Justice of Peace, District 9 (R)

John Haltom*

Howdy Smith

Constable, District 4 (R)

Art Parris*

Clinton S. Thomas

MONROE COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 1 (D)

Kalen Armstrong*

Cathy Shelton

OUACHITA COUNTY

Camden Fairview School, Zone 5

Nick Tuberville

Gordon Rogers

PERRY COUNTY

East End School District No. 1 School Board, Position 2

Chad Starr

Cameron Imler

PHILLIPS COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 2 (D)

Edward Buddy Carter*

Derward Mauldin

Honor Township Constable (D)

Wilburt Stotter*

Charles Lowery

Darryl Brown

POLK COUNTY

Mena School Board, Position 1

Brandyn Gortemiller

Todd Aynes

Mena School Board, Position 2

Robby Hines

Calvin Cummings

POPE COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 1 (R)

Tachany Evans

Philip Haney*

Harold Tate

Justice of the Peace, District 2 (R)

Jennifer Sloan

Caleb Moore*

Justice of the Peace, District 4 (R)

Jason Muncy

Reuben Brown*

Justice of the Peace, District 7 (R)

Roy Reaves

Larry Pettus

Justice of the Peace, District 9 (R)

Bill Sparks*

Sean Jackson

Justice of the Peace, District 10 (R)

Allan George

Philip Gray

Justice of the Peace, District 11 (R)

Lane Scott

Ray Black*

Justice of the Peace, District 12 (R)

Joseph Pearson*

Jason Ramsey

Justice of the Peace, District 13 (R)

Ernie Enchelmayer*

David Ivy

Russellville Constable (R)

Gary Dennis

Mark Frost*

Atkins Board of Director

Charles Brown

Bryan Sims

Hector Board of Director

Justin Lusk

Leah (Mandy) Martin

Wade Palmer

Russellville Board of Director

Heidi Gray

Janet Winn

Wonderview School District

3.0-mill increase, for a total of 39.2 mills

Yes

No

Criminal Justice Improvement Bond up to $58,800,000

For

Against

Library Improvement Bond up to $8,400,000 for facility improvements

For

Against

Wellness Improvement Bond up to $2,100,000 for facility improvements

For

Against

Public Safety Improvement Bond up to $3,570,000 for Russellville Fire Department facility improvements

For

Against

Event Center Improvement Bond up to $7,350,000

For

Against

Dover

1% Sales and Use Tax

For

Against

PULASKI COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 4 (D)

Vicki Hatter

Julie Blackwood*

Justice of the Peace, District 6 (D)

Donna Massey*

Pamela Whitaker

Justice of the Peace, District 10 (D)

Barry Jefferson*

Kristina “KG” Gulley

Justice of the Peace, District 15 (D)

Shay Tidwell

Staci Medlock*

East End School District Board, Position 2

Cameron Imler

Chad Starr

SEARCY COUNTY

Justice of the Peace District 7 (R)

Robert Baysinger*

Ronald Garrison

Justice of the Peace District 9 (R)

Larry Dye*

Clayton Shaeffer Jr.

Constable, District 1

Bill Sellers

Keith Karnes

SHARP COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 6 (R)

Jackie Pickett

Everett McGuire *

Melbourne Member Board of Directors, Position 1

Lisa Manry

Jason Miller

STONE COUNTY

Constable, District 8 (R)

Steven Graves

Tony Trammell

Justice of the Peace, District 5 (R)

Ronald Clark

Lori Smith

Stone County jail and law enforcement facilities bonds up to $5,995,000 and 0.5% sales and use tax

For

Against

0.25% sales and use tax for jail and law enforcement purposes

For

Against

UNION COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 8 (R)

William Crowder *

Donnie Crawford

El Dorado

Ward 1, Position 2 (R)

Billy Blann *

Frank Hash

Strong

City Recorder/Treasurer (D)

Allison Howell *

Latasha Gatlin

VAN BUREN COUNTY

Question 1, 0.25% medical center sales and use tax

For

Against

Question 2, medical center refunding bonds up to $2,000,000

For

Against

Question 3, medical center improvement bonds up to $5,000,000

For

Against

Question 4, 0.25% public safety and library sales and use tax

For

Against

Question 5, 0.50% fire and rescue sales and use tax

For

Against

Question 6, library project bonds up to $2,000,000

For

Against

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 7 (D)

Stephen Ritterbrush

Janelle Smiley

Constable, District 1 (R)

Brent Hicks

John Duggar *

Constable, District 2 (D)

John Brooks

Nickel Potter *

0.25% county sales and use tax for public safety system

For

Against

Farmington School Board of Directors, Position 3

Josh Petree

Mark Vaughn

Fayetteville School Board of Directors, Zone 2

Robert Maranto

Tracey Pomeroy

Fayetteville School Board of Directors, Zone 4

Justin Jones

Katrina Osborne

Springdale School Board of Directors, Position 1

Clinton Bell

Edwin Strickland

Winslow

2% sales and use tax

For

Against

WHITE COUNTY

Constable, Big Creek (R)

Terry Ashley

Jackie Burke

Al Crandall

WOODRUFF COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 3 (D)

Johnny Hodge*

Tim Meredith

YELL COUNTY

Justice of the Peace, District 5 (D)

Ashley Foster McKnight

Robert W. Caldwell*

Constable, Dardanelle (R)

Clay Lewallen

Ed Vestal*

Dardanelle School Board, Zone 5

Russell Brown

Jami Lynn Kendrick

JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT

POSITION 4

Circuit Judge Morgan Welch

Barbara Webb

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS

DISTRICT 4, POSITION 2

Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Potter Barrett

Emily White

DISTRICT 5

James McMenis

Court of Appeals Judge Mark Klappenbach

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 3, SUBDISTRICT 1.2

Gary J. Mitchusson

Judge Christopher Morledge (i)

DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 5, At Large

Judge David Carruth

Andrew Coleman

Kathie Hess

DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 5, At Large

Tom Young

Skip Mooney Jr.

DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 7, At Large

R. Scott Troutt

Mary Lile Broadaway

DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 8, SUBDISTRICT 2.2

Kimberly Boling Bibb

Matthew Coe

DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 12

Scott Willhite

Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington

DISTRICT 3, DIVISION 3

Judge Adam Weeks (i)

Timothy F. Watson Sr.

Hollie Wilson

Joe Grider

DISTRICT 4, DIVISION 3

Judge Stacey Zimmerman

Robert L. Depper III

DISTRICT 4, DIVISION 8

Conrad Odom

Mieka Hatcher

Diane Warren

Tim Snively

Brian Hogue

DISTRICT 5, DIVISION 1

James Dunham

Judge William “Bill” Pearson (i)

DISTRICT 6, DIVISION 2, SUBDISTRICT 6.2

Scott Richardson

Hugh Finkelstein

Casey Tucker

DISTRICT 6, DIVISION 8, SUBDISTRICT 6.1

Suzanne Lumpkin

Tjuana Byrd

DISTRICT 6, DIVISION 9, At Large

Judge Andy Gill

LaTonya Laird Austin

DISTRICT 6, DIVISION 10, SUBDISTRICT 6.1

Jonathan Q. Warren

Shanice Johnson

Lott Rolfe

DISTRICT 6, DIVISION 14, SUBDISTRICT 6.2

Tom Barron

Andrew “Andy” Ballard

Shawn Johnson

DISTRICT 6, DIVISION 15, SUBDISTRICT 6.2

Gary Rogers

Jay Shue

Amy Dunn Johnson

DISTRICT 7, DIVISION 2

Stephen Shirron

Margaret Dobson

DISTRICT 10, DIVISION 1, SUBDISTRICT 10.2

Tim Leonard

City Attorney James A. Hamilton

Crews Puryear

DISTRICT 10, DIVISION 2, At Large

Priscilla Copelin-Abernathy

Laurie Bridewell

Frank Spain

DISTRICT 11-West, DIVISION 3, SubD 11.2

Mac Norton

Therese Free

Tom Owens

DISTRICT 12, DIVISION 6

Phil Milligan

Rita Howard Watkins

Greg Magness

DISTRICT 12, DIVISION 7

Dianna Hewitt Ladd

Sam Terry

DISTRICT 17, DIVISION 1

Daniel Brock

Carla Fuller

DISTRICT 18-EAST, DIVISION 1

Shane Ethridge

Judge Ralph Ohm

DISTRICT 18-EAST, DIVISION 2

Cecilia Dyer

Brian Johnson

Judge Wade Naramore (i)

DISTRICT 18-WEST, DIVISION 1

Prosecuting Attorney Andy Riner

Patrick McDaniel

DISTRICT 19-WEST, DIVISION 7

Christine Horwart

Tony Noblin

DISTRICT 22, DIVISION 2

Bobby Digby

City Attorney Josh Farmer

DISTRICT 22, DIVISION 3

Josh Newton

City Attorney Brent Houston

STATE DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT 1, DIVISION 3

David Bailey

A.J. Anglin

DISTRICT 6, FORT SMITH 1

Amy Grimes

Judge Jim O’Hern

DISTRICT 6, FORT SMITH 2

Jason Hunter

Just Josh Bugeja

Wendy Sharum

DISTRICT 6, FORT SMITH 3

Judge Claire Borengasser

Michael Gean Pierce

DISTRICT 7

R. Kevin Barham

State Representative Sarah Capp

Judge Paul A. Efurd

Beth Wright

DISTRICT 9, DIVISION 1

Lorie Mason Jordan

District Judge Chris Carnahan

DISTRICT 11, DIVISION 1

Chris Jester

Judge Mark R. Johnson

DISTRICT 12

Judge Dale Lipsmeyer

Judge Carol Collins

District Judge Brian Mueller

DISTRICT 15

Prosecuting Attorney Henry Boyce

Judge Barbara A. Griffin

DISTRICT 18, OSCEOLA

Judge Donald Betterton

Catherine Palmer Dean

DISTRICT 2, DIVISION 4

Terra Stephenson

David Dero Phillips

Mark N. Scalise

DISTRICT 29, DIVISION 2

Kandice Bell

Judge John Kearney

Efrem Neely

DISTRICT 31, LITTLE ROCK 2

Judge Vic Fleming

Peggy (Margaret) Egan

DISTRICT 32, DIVISION 1

Brent Standridge

Clay Ford

DISTRICT 33

Billy Jack Gibson

Amburr Drury

Jace Roberts

DISTRICT 34

Daren J. Nelson

Tom Wynne

DISTRICT 37

Tommy Potter

Jeffery C. Sams

DISTRICT 39

Ebony Gulley

Judge David Graham

DISTRICT 41, DEPARTMENT 2

Meredith Switzer

Mark Steven Fraiser

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

Kevin R. Holmes

Rinda Baker

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