Local Election News
FORT SMITH -- Election results are in for the Sebastian County Quorum Court districts 10 and 11, which cover a majority of Fort Smith.
by Monica Brich November 9, 2022Republicans almost swept contested state Legislative races in Benton and Washington counties but Democratic incumbent Rep. David Whitaker of Fayetteville survi…
by NWA Democrat-Gazette November 8, 2022Early results Tuesday indicated voters were leaning against two measures to pay for an expansion of the Benton County Jail and its operation.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette November 8, 2022Election Day voting proceeded with few problems Tuesday morning, as voters went to the polls to determine a plethora of local, county, state and federal office…
by From Staff Reports November 8, 2022Early voting in Tuesday's general election, school board races and judicial runoffs ends Monday.
November 6, 2022Early voting is going at a steady pace comparable to the last nonpresidential election year in 2018, election officials in Northwest Arkansas and the River Val…
by Doug Thompson October 29, 2022FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County voters will decide Nov. 8 if they want to raise the sales tax to pay for a jail expansion to address overcrowding.
by Tom Sissom October 23, 2022FORT SMITH -- Residents in Sebastian and Crawford counties will have a variety of places and races in which they can cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 general e…
by Thomas Saccente , Monica Brich October 23, 2022List of election day voting centers in the River Valley.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette October 23, 2022Voters in Zone 3 of the School District will choose next month from among three political newcomers vying for a School Board seat: Jeremy Farmer, Blanca Maldon…
by Dave Perozek October 21, 2022Amanda Foster is challenging Robert Dennis for the District 10 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 21, 2022Longtime Justice of the Peace Butch Pond is being challenged by political newcomer Ash Lee Hicks for the District 15 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 21, 2022Two men are competing for the School Board's Zone 1 seat in this year's election.
by Laurinda Joenks October 21, 2022A pair of political newcomers face each other in the race for the District 5 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 21, 2022New state House District 23 will pick its first state representative in the Nov. 8 election.
by Doug Thompson October 21, 2022Aaron Howerton and Fred Anderson are aiming to fill the District 4 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 20, 2022Voters in District 14 will have a new justice of the peace representing them on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 20, 2022Libertarian party candidate James Morphew is challenging Republican Willie Leming for the District 13 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 20, 2022Voters will decide next month whether to approve sales tax measures to expand the Benton County jail and pay the additional cost to operate it.
by Tracy Neal October 20, 2022SPRINGDALE -- Justice of the Peace Lisa Ecke faces newcomer Michael Mapa in the race for the District 6 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 19, 2022BENTONVILLE -- A current School Board member hopes to retain her seat but faces a challenge from a political newcomer.
by Dave Perozek October 19, 2022EUREKA SPRINGS -- A candidate for mayor in this tourist town can't legally run for the office because he pled guilty to a felony in 2003, a judge ruled Tuesday…
by Bill Bowden October 19, 2022Benton County proposes an expansion of its jail to deal with crowding.
by NWA Democrat-Gazette October 18, 2022BENTONVILLE -- It will be a three-person race for the Bentonville School Board Zone 5 seat.
by Mike Jones October 18, 2022FAYETTEVILLE -- District 7 voters will choose between Sherry Main and Charles Dean for a seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 18, 2022BENTONVILLE -- Republican incumbent Joel Edwards will face Libertarian Brian Leach for the Benton County justice of the peace District 15 seat.
by Mike Jones October 18, 2022BENTONVILLE -- There will be a new Benton County District 14 justice of the peace after the Nov. 8 election.
by Mike Jones October 17, 2022BENTONVILLE -- Becky Guthrie and Tim Rosenau will face off for the School Board Zone 4 seat.
by Mike Jones October 17, 2022FAYETTEVILLE --Democrat Justin Meeks is trying to unseat Republican Sean Simons in the race for justice of the peace for District 3 in Washington County.
by Tom Sissom October 17, 2022BENTONVILLE -- Voters will decide next month whether to approve sales tax measures to expand the county jail and pay the additional cost to operate it.
by Tracy Neal October 16, 2022Roger Brooks and David Wilson, both political newcomers, are competing for the District 2 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 15, 2022A funeral home owner is challenging a mathematics instructor for his seat on the City Council.
by Stacy Ryburn October 15, 2022The City Council's longest-serving member is banking on his experience against a political newcomer who wants to shift the city's budget priorities toward more…
by Stacy Ryburn October 15, 2022Both candidates for City Council Ward 3, Position 1 outlined their priorities to voters at a forum held Thursday.
by Stacy Ryburn October 14, 2022The two candidates for City Council Ward 2, Position 1 made their cases Thursday to represent downtown residents.
by Stacy Ryburn October 14, 2022Lance Johnson and Sarah Hampton are vying for the District 1 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court.
by Tom Sissom October 14, 2022Three candidates are challenging incumbent Clay Kendall in the race for the Ward 3, Position 1 seat, which represents southwest Rogers on the City Council.
by Garrett Moore October 14, 2022A circuit judge dismissed Thursday the election challenge to Crawford County's results in the state House District 25 Republican primary.
by Doug Thompson October 14, 2022The four candidates for City Council Ward 3, Position 1 want leaders to help the city's underserved populations.
by Laurinda Joenks October 14, 2022Both Spencer Ordonez and Amelia Taldo-Williams say they want to help people.
by Laurinda Joenks October 14, 2022