The following candidates filed for offices in cities with mayor-council forms of government in Benton, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties.
The filing period was the same for several education-related races, listed below.
Filing began at noon Aug. 3 and ended at noon Wednesday.
Candidates will be on the ballot during the general election Nov. 8. Early voting begins Oct. 24. The deadline to register to vote in the general election is Oct. 10.
An * denotes an incumbent. No incumbents are noted for council seats and school boards because of the redrawing of many ward and zone boundaries after the 2020 census.
MUNICIPAL
Benton County
Avoca
Mayor
Robert Whitehorn*
Recorder/treasurer
Nanette Barnes*
City Council
Position 1
Kathleen Hansen
Position 2
Jeannie Rollins
David Connolly
Position 3
Oscar Alvarenga
Position 4
Katie Rairdon
Position 5
Jay King
Bella Vista
Mayor
John Flynn
Randy Murray
Steven Bourke
City Clerk
Wanda Krug
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Christian Henning
Wendy Hughes
Donna Hutchinson
Linda Lloyd
Ward 2, Position 2
Jack Pate
Larry Wilms
Wynn Peterson
Ward 3, Position 2
Richard Taylor
Julie Yandell
Craig Honchell
Bentonville
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Allyson de la Houssaye
Beckie Seba
Ward 2, Position 1
Cindy Acree
Ragan Hensley
Ward 3, Position 1
Tyler Masters
Aubrey Patterson
Ward 4, Position 1
Tom Hoehn
Octavio Sanchez
Cave Springs
Mayor
Randall Noblett*
Mike Maloney
Clerk/Treasurer
Kimberly Hutcheson*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Marc Williams
Ward 2 Position 2
Laura Bond
Ward 3, Position 1
Mike Middlecamp
Ward 3 Position 2
Erica Velasquez
Centerton
Mayor
Bill Edwards*
Michael Commet
Wendy Henson
Lance Johnson
Mike Blakeman
City Attorney
Brian Rabal*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Amy Roochette
Ward 2, Position 2
Josie Reed
Ward 3, Position 2
Justin Cowgur
Decatur
Mayor
Bob Tharp*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Sandra Duncan
Brandon Parker
Ward 1, Position 2
Randy Boone
Ward 2, Position 1
David Johnson
Ward 2, Position 2
Daniel Harrington
Rob Short
Garfield
Mayor
Gary Blackburn*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Barry Kitterman
Ward 1, Position 2
Jon Rambo
Ward 2, Position 2
Jim Teeselink
Gateway
Mayor
Cheryl Tillman
Recorder/treasurer
Sherry Robinette
City Council
Position 1
Don Deckard
Position 2
Steve Guck
Position 3
Sharon Barnett
Position 4
Christopher Jones
Position 5
Danny Rothfus
Gentry
Mayor
Kevin Johnston*
City attorney
Joel Kurtz*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Cindy Philpott
Ward 2, Position 2
David Page
Ward 4, Position 2
Jimmy Thorburn
Gravette
Mayor
Kurt Maddox*
Dale Ayres
City Clerk/Treasurer
David Henzie
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Shane Hargrave
Michael Deniston
Ward 2, Position 1
Margo Thomas
Ward 3, Position 1
Richard Carver
Highfill
Mayor
Chris Holland
Jeremy Rogers
Ward 2, Position 1
Jayme Thompson
Ward 2, Position 2
Justin Allen
Ward 3, Position 1
Shai Idelman
Ward 3, Position 2
Jack Loyd
Little Flock
Mayor
Jeffrey Van Sickler
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Robert Phillips
Ward 2, Position 2
Donald Barton Jr.
Ward 3, Position 2
Chris Cantwell
Lowell
Mayor
Rodney Judy
Chris Moore*
Clerk
Liz Estes*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Aaron Richard
Adrian Flores
Ward 2, Position 2
Eric Schein
Ward 3, Position 2
Bryant Sands
Ward 4, Position 2
Dwayne Snyder
Lisa DeGifford
Pea Ridge
Mayor
Nathan See
City Clerk/Treasurer
Sandy Button
Ward 1, Position 2
Ginger Larsen
Ward 3, Position 1
Cody Keene
Ward 3, Position 2
Nadine Telgemeier
Rogers
Attorney
Andrew Hatfield*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Mandy Brashear
Ward 2, Position 1
Gary Townzen
Ward 3, Position 1
Trey Weaver
Clay Kendall
Vonnice Boone
Rachel Crawford
Ward 4, Position 1
Barney Hayes
Richard Labit
Sulphur Springs
Mayor
Shane Weber*
City Council
Ward 1, Postion 1
Donna Davis
Ward 2, Position 2
Colton Smith
Crawford County
Alma
Mayor
Gary Perry
Edward Wakefield
Jimmy Fincher
Brent Gardner
Jerry Martin*
City Clerk/Treasurer
Khristopher Miller*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Sandra Kilpatrick
Ward 1, Position 2
Larry Blasingame
Ward 2, Position 1
James McGhee
Ward 2, Position 2
Lyndle Thacker
Cedarville
Mayor
Brian Conger
Deborah Pinkerton
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Timothy Breshears
Ward 1, Position 2
Jonathan Odom
Ward 2, Position 1
Kenneth McClendon
Ward 2, Position 2
Roger Johnson
Chester
Mayor
Shannon Smith*
Lacy Hendrix
Secretary/Treasurer
Sherry Belt*
City Council
Position 1
Grace George
Laverne Hughes
Position 2
Amber Emde
Position 3
Caitlyn Bray
Position 4
Dorothy Payne
Position 5
Sonja Shaffer
Dyer
Mayor
Paul Brown*
Robert Porter
Treasurer/Recorder
Mandi Robins
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Charles Kiser Sr.
Ward 1, Position 2
Jannie Elam
Ward 2, Position 1
Donna Staton
Ward 2, Position 2
Joseph Saunders
Ward 3, Position 1
Katherine Fry
Michael Scantlin
Cynthia Looney
Ward 3, Position 2
Aaron Bray
Kibler
Mayor
Andrew Crow
Treasurer
Jennifer Maynard
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Donald Mongold
Ward 1, Position 2
Julie Hicks
Ward 2, Position 1
William Dodson
Ward 2, Position 2
Freddie Stephenson
Ward 3, Position 1
Bradley Maynard
Ward 3, Position 2
Joe White
Ward 4, Position 1
Miranda Crabtree
Ward 4, Position 2
Daniel Arnold
Mountainburg
Mayor
Susan Wilson*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Robbie Dyer
Ward 1, Position 2
Susan Sharp
Ricky Kimes
Ward 2, Position 1
Michelle Henson
Ward 2, Position 2
Lori Rogers
Ward 3, Position 2
Mary Heginger
Mulberry
Mayor
Gary Baxter*
Recorder/Treasurer
Carla Dickerson*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Sheila Trent
Ward 1, Position 2
Stacy Muntz
Ward 2, Position 1
Bobby Tweedy
Sherry Hesson
Ward 2, Position 2
Kimberly Bruce
Ward 3, Position 1
Wilma Peevy
Daimien Rice
Ward 3, Position 2
Jimmy Moore
Rudy
Mayor
James Jones*
City Council
Position 3
Kinney Stanfield
Van Buren
Mayor
Joe Hurst*
City Clerk-Treasurer
Shawnna Reynolds
City Attorney
Jacob Howell
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Tyler Wood
Ward 1, Position 2
Phyllis Thomas
Jonathan Goins
Tonia Fry
Ward 2, Position 1
Matthew Dodson
Ward 2, Position 2
Madison Simmons
Ward 3, Position 1
Michael Kneeland
Ward 3, Position 2
Kenneth Bell
Sebastian County
Central City
Mayor
Terry Wallace*
Tonya Fagan
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Roy Knotts
Charlie Carpenter
Vera Combs
Ward 2, Position 2
Deric Rogers
Ward 3, Position 1
Teresa Bowden-Harris
James McMahan
Ward 3, Position 2
Elwanda McAlister
Greenwood
Mayor
John Bailey
Doug Kinslow*
City Clerk
Sharla Derry
City Attorney
Alex Gustafson
Travis Plummer
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Daniel McDaniel
Ward 2, Position 1
Roger Rainwater
Lance Terry
Ward 3, Position 1
Paul Loyd
A.C. Brown
Hackett
Mayor
Louis Kirkendall
Trini Harper
City Recorder
Patricia Black
City Council
Ward 3, Position 2
Kevin Stiles
Hartford
Mayor
Richard Hartsfield
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Matt Disch
Mary Radley
Ward 2, Position 1
Albert Woodhull
Ward 2, Position 2
John Morgan
Stephen Tisdale
Ward 3, Position 2
William Woodard
Arianna Clinton
Huntington
Mayor
Gary Lawrence*
Brenton Townsend
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Michael Kinsey
Ward 1, Position 2
Sylvia Holstein
Ward 3, Position 2
Steve Ramming
Steven Stokes
Lavaca
Mayor
Christopher Rambo
Hugh Hardgrave*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Lorie Robertson
Ward 2, Position 1
Gerald Schaefer
Ward 3, Position 1
Mike Ray
Ward 3, Position 2
Rick Edgerton III
Mansfield
Mayor
William Black
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
David Johnson
Ward 2, Position 1
Levin Farmer, Jr.
Maurice Petrose
Ward 3, Position 1
Glen Hurt
Midland
Mayor
Michael Sweeten
Treasurer
Judy Thompson*
City Council
Position 1
Loyd Morris
Position 2
Joseph Cepeda
Position 3
Doris Hearron
Position 4
Barry Morrison
Position 5
Milton Pittman
Washington County
Elkins
Mayor
Troy Reed
Paul Graham
City Clerk
Delia Foster*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Anna Drake
Lindsay Watt
Elm Springs
Mayor
Harold Douthit*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Paul Fontaine
Ward 1, Position 2
Roberta Peters
Ward 2, Position 1
Jeannie Burks
Ward 2, Position 2
Beau Brannon
Ward 3, Position 1
Craig Overton
Steve Roberts
Farmington
Mayor
Diane Bryant
Ernie Penn*
Jerrod Fraley
Clerk
Kelly Penn*
Attorney
Jay Moore
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Hunter Carnahan
Ward 2, Position 2
Bobby Morgan
Ward 3, Position 2
Linda Bell
Shelly Parsley
Ward 4, Position 2
Jeff Oxford
Kara Gardenhire
Fayetteville
Attorney
Kit Williams*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Sonia Harvey
Ward 2, Position 1
Mark Kinion
Sarah Moore
Ward 3, Position 1
Scott Berna
Sloan Scroggin
Ward 4, Position 1
Teresa Turk
Goshen
Mayor
Russell Stroud
Shawn Mayfield
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
John Vailancourt
Ward 1, Position 2
Birch Wright
Ward 2, Position 1
Joshua Tritt
Paula Anderson
Ward 2, Position 2
Bill Hewat
Michael Thompson
Ward 3, Position 1
Colton Martin
Ward 3, Position 2
Jamie Van Becelaere
Greenland
Mayor
Jim Renfrow
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Bill Groom
Diane Reed
Ward 1, Position 2
Bill Yoes
Ward 2, Position 1
Jeremy Dill
Travis Whisenhunt
Ward 2, Position 2
Lisa Thornton
Ward 3, Position 1
Chalon Ragsdale
Ward 4, Position 1
Gordon Pike
Mark Herrmann
Johnson
Mayor
Chris Keeney*
Clerk/treasurer
Jennifer Allen*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Robert Bova
Ward 2, Position 1
Bob Fant
Ward 3, Position 1
Angela Perea
Lincoln
Mayor
Doug Hutchens*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Doug Moore
Ward 1, Position 2
Clara Bailey
Ward 2, Position 1
Jerred Birkes
Terry Bryson
Ward 2, Position 2
Abegail Birkes
Ward 3, Position 2
Mary West
Ward 4, Position 2
John Wood
Prairie Grove
Mayor
David Faulk
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Chris Powell
Ward 2, Position 1
Robert Cunningham
Ward 3, Position 1
Doug Stumbaugh
Ward 4, Position 1
Paula Ditmars
Springdale
Attorney
Ernest Cate*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Mike Lawson
Ward 2, Position 1
Mike Overton
Ward 3, Position 1
Alice Gachuzo-Colin
Brian Powell
Mike Stevens
Rick Culver
Ward 4, Position 1
Amelia Taldo-Williams
Spencer Ordonez
Tontitown
Mayor
Angela Russell*
Joey Pianalto
Clerk/treasurer
Rhonda Ardemagni*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Misty Piazza
Ward 1, Position 2
Amber Ibarra
Ward 2, Position 1
Daniel Montez III
Ward 2, Position 2
Larry Ardemagni
Ward 3, Position 1
Mike Washkowiak
Penny Baskin
Ward 3, Position 2
Tim Burress
West Fork
Mayor
Heith Caudle*
Ray Foster
Steve Winkler
Clerk
Ann Upton*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
John Collins
Ward 2, Position 2
Misty Caudle
Ward 3, Position 2
Dena McKnight
Ward 4, Position 2
Marti Lindabury
Winslow
Mayor
Randy Jarnagan*
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Jerry Kidder
Ward 1, Position 2
Dan Dean
Ward 2, Position 1
Cory Duncan
Ward 2, Position 2
Ken Stout
Ward 3, Position 1
David Holcomb
Ward 3, Position 2
Marsha L. Cooley
EDUCATION
Benton County
Bentonville School Board
Zone 1
Erron Smith
Joel Dunning
Zone 2
Gail Pianalto
Jennifer Faddis
Zone 3
Matthew Smith
Blanca Maldonado
Jeremy Farmer
Zone 4
Becky Guthrie
Tim Rosenau
Zone 5
Yoselin Bolivar
Letisha Hinds
Tatum Aicklen
Northwest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees
Zone 1
Lucas Pointer
Carolyn Reeves
Zone 2
Randy Rice
Lori Frank
Dudley Adams
Zone 3
Rachel Harris
Michael E. Kenninger
Zone 4
Todd Schwartz
Steven Goodman
Beverly Grau
Zone 5
Ron Branscum
Zone 6
Mark Scott
Ashley B. Lewis
Zone 7
Jonathan Woods
Zone 8
Amber Latimer
Zone 9
Joe Spivey
Crawford County
Alma School Board
Zone 1
Carrie Jernigan
Zone 2
Sean Brister
Zone 3
Barrett Ewing
Zone 4
John Ware
Zone 5
Dustin Hughes
Position 6 At Large
Chapen Rucker
Position 7 At Large
Dallas Smith
Melissa Koller
Cedarville School Board
Zone 1
Tracy Mankins
Zone 2
Zach Miller
Zone 3
Brenda Breshears
Katrina Rogers
Zone 4
Jeff Clayborn
Nathan Butler
Zone 5
Ethan Townsend
Darrell Fletcher
Sebastian County
Hackett School Board
Zone 1
Patricia Black
Zone 2
Michael Sweeten
Zone 3
Debbie Buehrer
Zone 4
Jackie Terrell
Zone 5
Stephanie Holt