Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice candidate Rhonda Wood raised about $11,000 in contributions in August and her opponent, Karen Baker, raised about $1,200 in contributions, according to their latest campaign finance reports.

Their race is the only contested state Senate seat in either Benton or Washington counties, election records show. Dotson won his first term in 2022. Wedgeworth serves as an attorney for the state Department of Human Services and is making her first bid for office.

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.

An attorney for Republican Party of Arkansas Chairman Joseph Wood has requested a judge dismiss a lawsuit against the chairman by a group seeking to close the party's primaries to non-Republican voters.

Democrat Teresa Dannaway and Republican Paul Childress are running for a seat left open by outgoing District 83 Republican incumbent Lanny Fite

Incumbent Republican Karilyn Brown and Democratic challenger Andrew Eberly are facing off in Arkansas' 67th House district

Crawford, who joined the House in January 2011, faces Democrat Rodney Govens and Libertarian Steve Parsons in the Nov. 5 general election.

Kwami Abdul-Bey is an election coordinator and organizer at the Arkansas Public Policy Panel. He is a former middle school social studies teacher and holds a master of public service degree from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.

Arkansans could vote on Issue 2, which would repeal the Pope County casino license and require local elections.

Lincoln Barnett is the mayor of Hughes, Arkansas, and the former chair of the St. Francis County Democratic Party. He began his career as a member of the local school board.

Arkansas lawmakers look to be taking action to provide more security for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders during the heat of a presidential election that's been marked by violent acts and threats.

Arkansas' four House members -- Republicans Rick Crawford of Jonesboro; French Hill of Little Rock, Steve Womack of Rogers and Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs -- supported the legislation.