What county voters can expect in the Primary Election May 24
Besides the new election laws that will affect voters, there are a few things that should be noted by voters in Monroe County before Election Day on May 24. See page 2 for more information on the Election Laws.
First, candidates running for local county races are on BOTH the Republican and Democratic ballots. These races are all unopposed. The list of unopposed candidates are listed below. [Editor's Note: This reflects updated information that we did not have at press time. We apologize for leaving any information out of the printed edition.]
Next, both Republican and Democratic ballots will include the adoption of a countywide sales tax increase of 0.5%. Voters can for or against this increase which was proposed by the Monroe County Quorum Court at the beginning of this year. According to Ordinance 584, Monroe County may use its share of the countywide sales and use tax for any purpose for which the county general fund or county road fund may be used. Further, the collection of a countywide sales and use tax levied shall be divided among Monroe County and the cities and towns in Monroe County that are not levying local sales and use tax, based upon the percentage of population.
Early voting is open until 5 pm on May 23. Below is what you can expect to see on each of the ballots.
Republican Candidates
Following is a list of candidates that
will be on the Republican ballot:
Governor – Francis “Doc” Washburn and Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Lt. Governor – Greg Bledsoe, Doyle Webb, Judge Joseph Wood, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, Senator Jason Rapert and Chris Bequette
U.S. Senate – Heath Loftis, Jake Bequette, Senator John Boozman and Jan Morgan
Attorney General – Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Leon Jones Jr.
Secretary of State – Secretary of State John Thurston and Eddie Joe Williams
State Treasurer – State Representative Mark Lowery and Senator Mathew W. Pitsch
State Representative District 61 – Josh Rieves, Jeremiah Moore, and Representative David Hillman
Non-Partisan Judicial
State Supreme Court – Assistant Justice Position 2 – David Sterling, Supreme Court Assistant Justice Robin Wynne and Judge Chris Carnahan
Supreme Court – Assistant Justice Position 6 – Judge Gunner Delay, and Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker
State Supreme Court – Assistant Justice Position 7 – Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood
Court of Appeals – Assistant Judge District 1, Position 1 – Court of Appeals Judge Raymond Abramson
Court of Appeals – Assistant Judge District 1, Position 2 – Judge Cindy Thyer
Circuit Judge District 1, Division 1, Sub. 1.1 – E. Dion Wilson
Circuit Judge District 1 Division 4, Sub. 1.1 – Judge Chalk S. Mitchell
Prosecuting Attorney District 1 – Prosecuting Attorney Todd Murray
Unopposed Republican Candidates:
Auditor of State - Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan
Commissioner of State Lands - Tommy Land, Commissioner of State Lands
State Senate District 10 - Senator Ronald Caldwell
County Judge - Richard "Bubba" Smith
County Sheriff - Allan Spencer
Justice of the Peace District 2 - Jeff Lovell
Justice of the Peace District 5 - Ryan Medford
Justice of the Peace District 7 - Jimmy Rogers
Democrat Candidates
Following is a list of candidates that
will be on the Democratic ballot:
Governor – Jay Martin, Supha Xayprasith Mays, Chris Jones, Anthony “Tony” Bland, and James “Rus” Russell III
U.S. Senate – Jack E. Foster, Dan Whitfield, and Natalie James
Secretary of State – Josh Price and Anna Beth Gorman
Non-Partisan Judicial
State Supreme Court – Assistant Justice Position 2 – David Sterling, and Supreme Court Assistant Justice Robin Wynne.
Democrat Unopposed Candidates
U.S. Congress District 1 – Representative Monte Hodges
Attorney General – Jesse Gibson
Auditor of State – Diamond Arnold Johnson
Commissioner of Lands – Darlene Goldi Gaines
Lieutenant Governor – Kelly Ross Krout
State Treasurer – Pam Whitaker
State Senate District 10 – Cliff Hart
State Representative District 61 – Bruce Martin
County Judge – P.K. Norman
Circuit Clerk – Alice F. Smith
County Sheriff - Sheriff Michael K. Neal
County Clerk - Tina Wofford
Treasurer/Collector – Steve Mitchell
County Assessor – Stacey Wilkerson
County Coroner - Bob Neal
Justice of the Peace District 1 – Cathy Shelton
Justice of the Peace District 3 – Mike Freeman
Justice of the Peace District 4 – Kenneth Harvey Sr.
Justice of the Peace District 6 – James R. Boston
Justice of the Peace District 7 – David E. Smith
Justice of the Peace District 8 – Doug Mayhue
Justice of the Peace District 9 – Franklin Davis
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