Court races in the River Valley

Demetrius Lushunn McDowell, 41, of Magnolia was sentenced to 22 years in prison Thursday after pleading true to numerous probation violations since 2018.
Demetrius Lushunn McDowell, 41, of Magnolia was sentenced to 22 years in prison Thursday after pleading true to numerous probation violations since 2018.

The following nonpartisan judicial races for circuit and district court occurred in the Arkansas River valley. Runoffs will be held Nov. 3. An “i” denotes an incumbent. These are partial results.

Circuit Judge

5th Judicial District

(Johnson, Franklin counties)

Division 1

Dunham 3,190 (43%)

Pearson (i) 4,264 (57%)

12th Judicial District

(Sebastian County)

Division 6

Magness 7,775 (41%)

Watkins 5,898 (31%)

Milligan 5,392 (28%)

Division 7

Ladd 12,090 (63%)

Terry 7,137 (37%)

District Judge

District 6

Fort Smith 1

Grimes 6,912 (54%)

O’Hern (i) 5,784 (46%)

Fort Smith 2

Sharum 7,725 (61%)

Hunter 2,781 (22%)

Bugeja 2,087 (17%)

Fort Smith 3

Borengasser (i) 6,583 (52%)

Pierce 6,135 (48%)

[Click here for complete results from the Washington County and Benton County races.]

NW News on 03/04/2020

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