Baker and Wood qualified for the nonpartisan judicial runoff election for the chief justice post by garnering more votes than Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb and attorney Jay Martin in the March 5 election, though none of the candidates won a majority of the votes in the judicial general election.

House District 63 in West Memphis is one of the few areas where Republicans think they can expand their super-majority. With the GOP holding 82 of the state House of Representatives 100 seats, there are only a few seats left that Republicans think they can flip in the Nov. 5 general election.

A dispute over a West Memphis early voting site should go to the Arkansas Supreme Court, a circuit judge told parties in a lawsuit on Wednesday. Crittenden County Circuit Court Judge Chris Thyer, in closing statements to attorneys on both sides of a case arguing whether election officials should be required to offer early voting

A lawsuit filed last week claims Crittenden County election officials have failed to prepare early voting in West Memphis despite having established polling sites. Filed Sept. 19 in circuit court on behalf of two West Memphis residents who intend to vote early,

Arkansans do not have the chance to "write in," a candidate., if they do, their write-in will not be counted for.

The House first considered the resolution, passing it in a 341-82 vote. Arkansas Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill and Steve Womack joined 132 other Republicans in backing the legislation. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., opposed the bill.

In Central Arkansas' House District 67, Rep. Karilyn Brown, R-Sherwood, hopes to hold onto a seat she last won in 2022 by a mere 505 votes. Copyright © 2024, Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC.