The following is a list of contested municipal, school board, college board and water board races on the Nov. 8 general election ballot as well as local and countywide ballot questions. Incumbents, which are only noted in citywide races because of redistricting required after the 2020 census, are noted with an asterisk.
MUNICIPAL
Benton County
Avoca
City Council
Position 2
Jeannie Rollins73 (58%)
David Connolly53 (42%)
Bella Vista
Mayor
Randy Murray6,173 (44%)
John Flynn4,413 (32%)
Steven Bourke3,298 (24%)
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Donna Hutchinson4,613 (38%)
Wendy Hughes3,079 (25%)
Linda Lloyd2,465 (20%)
Christian Henning1,940 (16%)
Ward 2, Position 2
Larry Wilms4,651 (41%)
Wynn Peterson4,139 (37%)
Jack Pate2,533 (22%)
Ward 3, Position 2
Julie Yandell5,278 (47%)
Craig Honchell3,080 (27%)
Richard Taylor2,958 (26%)
Bentonville
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Beckie Seba7,216 (57%)
Allyson de la Houssaye5,412 (43%)
Ward 2, Position 1
Cindy Acree7,623 (62%)
Ragan Hensley4,615 (38%)
Ward 3, Position 1
Aubrey Patterson7,998 (64%)
Tyler Masters4,432 (36%)
Ward 4, Position 1
Octavio Sanchez8,138 (63%)
Tom Hoehn4,691 (37%)
Cave Springs
Mayor
Randall Noblett*1,362 (57%)
Mike Maloney1.012 (43%)
Centerton
Mayor
Bill Edwards*2,515 (48%)
Michael Commet1,014 (19%)
Wendy Henson838 (16%)
Lance Johnson631 (12%)
Mike Blakeman226 (4%)
Decatur
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Sandra Duncan135 (53%)
Brandon Parker122 (47%)
Ward 2, Position 2
Daniel Harrington137 (55%)
Rob Short111 (45%)
Gravette
Mayor
Kurt Maddox*605 (54%)
Dale Ayres525 (47%)
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Michael Deniston532 (52%)
Shane Hargrave483 (48%)
Highfill
Mayor
Chris Holland290 (50%)
Jeremy Rogers288 (50%)
Lowell
Mayor
Chris Moore*1,735 (63%)
Rodney Judy1,035 (37%)
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Adrian Flores1,260 (54%)
Aaron Richard1,082 (46%)
Ward 4, Position 2
Lisa DeGifford1,526 (62%)
Dwayne Snyder934 (38%)
Rogers
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Clay Kendall5,916 (38%)
Rachel Crawford5,787 (37%)
Trey Weaver2,1214 (13%)
Vonnice Boone1,921 (12%)
Ward 4, Position 1
Barney Hayes11,034 (74%)
Richard Labit3,874 (26%)
Siloam Springs
Board of Directors
Ward 1
Mindy Hunt706 (69%)
James McGuirk313 (31%)
Boone County
Diamond City
Mayor
Jaime Nuessner*174 (66%)
Timothy Kapsos90 (34%)
City Council
Ward 2, Position 2
Dale Taylor143 (56%)
Robert Smith113 (44%)
Ward 3, Position 2
Casey Greer135 (58%)
Mariah Lewis107 (42%)
Harrison
Mayor
Jerry Jackson*2,239 (59%)
Rhonda Watkins1,554 (41%)
City Attorney
Nancy Cartwright2,351 (66%)
Rachel Freeman1,171 (34%)
Carroll County
Eureka Springs
Mayor
Robert Berry507 (61%)
Tracy Johnson203 (24%)
Brandon Cox127 (15%)
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Autumn Slane490 (52%)
Laura Jo Smole448 (48%)
Ward 2, Position 1
Melissa Greene527 (58%)
Bob Thomas419 (42%)
Ward 2, Position 2
Steve Holifield480 (51%)
Bill Ott458 (49%)
Green Forest
Mayor
Don McNeely280 (71%)
Willa Kerby73 (18%)
Charles Reece43 (11%)
Holiday Island
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Patrick Elwood670 (64%)
Brian Tagliaferro374 (36%)
Crawford County
Alma
Mayor
Jimmy Fincher519 (34%)
Edward Wakefield307 (20%)
Gary Perry306 (20%)
Jerry Martin*253 (18%)
Brent Gardner127 (8%)
Cedarville
Mayor
Deborah Pinkerton307 (74%)
Brian Conger109 (26%)
Chester
Mayor
Shannon Smith*21 (51%)
Lacy Hendrix20 (59%)
City Council
Position 1
Grace George22 (56%)
Laverne Hughes17 (44%)
Dyer
Mayor
Robert Porter139 (53%)
Paul Brown*123 (47%)
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Katherine Fry109 (43%)
Cynthia Looney73 (29%)
Michael Scantlin71 (28%)
Mountainburg
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Susan Sharp76 (51%)
Ricky Kimes74 (49%)
Mulberry
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Bobby Tweedy261 (62%)
Sherry Hesson162 (38%)
Ward 3, Position 1
Wilma Peevy235 (54%)
Daimien Rice199 (46%)
Van Buren
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Tonia Fry2,656 (54%)
Jonathan Goins2,248 (46%)
Franklin County
Branch City
Mayor
Gerald Harris66 (62%)
D. Scott Robins41 (38%)
Charleston
Mayor
Mike Bumgartner437 (62%)
Ronnie Roper265 (38%)
Ozark
Mayor
Roxie Hall460 (51%)
Russell Cagle340 (37%)
Stephen Whiteaker108 (12%)
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Angela Harris579 (67%)
Jonathan Anderson280 (33%)
Ward 3, Position 2
Jared Cagle549 (66%)
Argest Hyler282 (34%)
Wiederkehr Village
City Council
Ward 1, Position 2
Dennis Wiederkehr46 (65%)
Vanessa Hawkins25 (35%)
Johnson County
Clarksville
Mayor
David Reider*991 (54%)
Greg Donaldson678 (37%)
Robert Charlton182 (10%)
City Council
Ward 2, Position 2
Judy Weaver*719 (40%)
Patrick Baker607 (34%)
Jonathan Howard485 (27%)
Ward 3, Position 2
Rob Risinger1,154 (65%)
Tina Sharps623 (35%)
Logan County
Booneville
Mayor
Edgar Baker456 (50%)
Aaron Brewer239 (26%)
Jerry Wilkens*211 (23%)
Ward 1, Position 1
Alton Shackleford470 (54%)
Guy Robson*405 (46%)
Ward 2, Position 2
Tina Siddons Hunt504 (57%)
David Hogan381 (43%)
Magazine
Mayor
Joshua Scott133 (73%)
Donald West45 (25%)
Paris
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Jan Faulkner523 (63%)
Raymond Sharum*301 (37%)
Ward 3, Position 1
Robert Colby Wells459 (56%)
Kenneth Stovall366 (44%)
Scranton
Ward 1, Position 1
William Ahne40 (60%)
Laura Murry27 (40%)
Madison County
Huntsville
Mayor
Travis Dotson407 (69%)
Charles Coger180 (31%)
Scott County
Waldron
Mayor
David Millard*395 (52%)
Dave Tull373 (48%)
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Doyle Dickens97 (52%)
June Haas88 (48%)
Mansfield
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Julie Thomas40 (52%)
Dave Johnson36 (47%)
Ward 12, Position 1
Boyd Farmer65 (82%)
Maurice Petrose14 (18%)
Sebastian County
Barling
Mayor
Greg Murray551 (53%)
John Manes492 (47%)
Central City
Mayor
Terry Wallace*124 (68%)
Tonya Fagan58 (32%)
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Roy Knotts28 (44%)
Charlie Carpenter35 (56%)
Ward 3, Position 1
James McMahan54 (74%)
Teresa Bowden-Harris19 (26%)
Fort Smith
City Board of Directors
Director-at-large, Position 5
Christina Catsavis11,155 (60%)
Robyn Dawson7,307 (40%)
Director-at-large, Position 6
Kevin Settle11,236 (61%)
A. Drew Smith7,051 (39%)
Director-at-large, Position 7
Neal Martin10,282 (57%)
Jackson Lanier Goodwin7,643 (43%)
Greenwood
Mayor
Doug Kinslow*2,214 (76%)
John Bailey695 (24%)
City Attorney
Travis Plummer1,555 (58%)
Alex Gustafson1,133 (42%)
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Roger Rainwater1,642 (59%)
Lance Terry1,126 (41%)
Ward 3, Position 1
A.C. Brown1,458 (53%)
Boddy Loyd1,272 (47%)
Hackett
Mayor
Louis Kirkendall120 (69%)
Trini Harper54 (31%)
Hartford
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Matt Disch46 (35%)
Mary Radley89 (66%)
Ward 2, Position 2
John Morgan75 (55%)
Stephen Tisdale61 (45%)
Ward 3, Position 2
William Woodard75 (56%)
Arianna Clinton59 (44%)
Huntington
Mayor
Gary Lawrence*62 (60%)
Brenton Townsend42 (40%)
City Council
Ward 3, Position 2
Steven Stokes57 (60%)
Steve Ramming38 (40%)
Lavaca
Mayor
Hugh Hardgrave*426 (55%)
Christopher Rambo354 (45%)
Mansfield
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Julie Thomas104 (53%)
Dave Johnson91 (47%)
Ward 2, Position 1
Boyd Farmer44 (23%)
Mauriece Petrose150 (77%)
Washington County
Elkins
Mayor
Troy Reed736 (66%)
Paul Graham389 (34%)
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Anna Drake610 (59%)
Lindsay Watt427 (41%)
Elm Springs
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Steve Roberts367 (51%)
Craig Overton358 (49%)
Farmington
Mayor
Ernie Penn*1,372 (50%)
Diane Bryant867 (31%)
Jerrod Fraley521 (19%)
City Council
Ward 3, Position 2
Linda Bell1,233 (52%)
Shelly Parsley1,139 (48%)
Ward 4, Position 2
Kara Gardenhire1,403 (57%)
Jeff Oxford1,078 (43%)
Fayetteville
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Sarah Moore2,507 (59%)
Mark Kinion1,719 (41%)
Ward 3, Position 1
Scott Berna4,800 (53%)
Sloan Scroggin4,322 (47%)
Goshen
Mayor
Russell Stroud518 (51%)
Shawn Mayfield498 (49%)
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Paula Anderson491 (53%)
Joshua Tritt440 (47%)
Ward 2, Position 2
Michael Thompson457 (53%)
Bill Hewat402 (7%)
Greenland
City Council
Ward 1, Position 1
Diane Reed226 (60%)
Bill Groom151 (40%)
Ward 2, Position 1
Travis Whisenhunt240 (68%)
Jeremy Dill115 (32%)
Ward 4, Position 1
Mark Herrmann223 (64%)
Gordon Pike125 (36%)
Lincoln
City Council
Ward 2, Position 1
Jerred Birkes288 (59%)
Terry Bryson204 (41%)
Springdale
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Brian Powell4,841 (36%)
Alice Gachuzo-Colin3,554 (26%)
Rick Culver3,202 (24%)
Mike Stevens2,021 (15%)
Ward 4, Position 1
Amelia Taldo-Williams9,624 (70%)
Spencer Ordonez4,117 (30%)
Tontitown
Mayor
Angela Russell*1,196 (56%)
Joey Pianalto94 (44%)
City Council
Ward 3, Position 1
Mike Washkowiak1,317 (67%)
Penny Baskin639 (33%)
West Fork
Mayor
Heith Caudle*454 (53%)
Steve Winkler276 (33%)
Ray Foster119 (14%)
EDUCATION
Benton County
Bentonville School Board
Zone 1
Joel Dunning3,980 (53%)
Erron Smith3,530 (47%)
Zone 2
Jennifer Faddis3,941 (58%)
Gail Pianalto2,894 (42%)
Zone 3
Jeremy Farmer1,793 (38%)
Blanca Maldonado1,570 (33%)
Matthew Smith1,344 (29%)
Zone 4
Becky Guthrie3,622 (68%)
Tim Rosenau1,721 (32%)
Zone 5
Tatum Aicklen2,677 (41%)
Letisha Hinds1,925 (29%)
Yoselin Bolivar1,921 (29%)
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Board of Trustees
Zone 1
Carolyn Reeves3,828 (51%)
Lucas Pointer3,637 (49%)
Zone 2
Lori Frank3,255 (49%)
Randy Rice1,965 (29%)
Dudley Adams1,458 (22%)
Zone 3
Rachel Harris3,941 (70%)
Michael Kenninger1,654 (30%)
Zone 4
Todd Schwartz1,843 (47%)
Beverly Grau1,077 (28%)
Steven Goodman986 (25%)
Zone 6
Mark Scott3,565 (58%)
Ashley Lewis2,537 (42%)
Ballot initiatives
Benton County
Jail sales tax 1/8 cent increase
Against55,996 (63%)
For32,325 (37%)
Jail sales tax 1/4 cent increase
Against55,690 (62%)
For33,485 (38%)
Bentonville
Sunday alcohol sales
For11,376 (74%)
Against3,993 (26%)
Decatur
1 cent sales tax increase
For167 (63%)
Against100 (37%)
Rogers
Sunday alcohol sales
For13,232 (71%)
Against5,450 (29%)
Siloam Springs
Sales tax distribution
For2,529 (66%)
Against1,287 (34%)
Boone County
Alpena
Sunday alcohol sales
For37
Against37
Carroll County
Alpena
Sunday alcohol sales
Against8 (57%)
For6 (43%)
Madison County
Jail sales tax 1 and 1/4 cent
Against2,973 (52%)
For2,778 (48%)
Jail sales tax 1/2 cent
For2,919 (51%)
Against2,837 (49%)
Washington County
Jail sales tax
Against39,426 (59%)
For27,539 (41%)
Juvenile sales tax
Against36,408 (54%)
For30,528 (46%)