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A Republican incumbent lost his seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives Tuesday night in the primary runoff election while another staved off his challenger.
A Republican incumbent lost his seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday night in the primary runoff election, while another staved off his challenger.
More than 18,000 Arkansans cast ballots in early voting for today's primary runoff in which there are contested runoffs for 10 legislative seats and various county offices in 30 of the state's 75 counties.
Election panel to meet next week
In their Republican runoff for a state House seat, Jackson County Justice of the Peace Wayne Long and Independence County Judge Robert Griffin are at odds about abolishing the state's Medicaid program that provides services to more than 1 million Arkansans.