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