Two Gravette School Board members head into state House runoff
Two members of the Gravette School Board face each other in a runoff for the Republican nomination for the state House seat in northwestern Benton County.
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Two members of the Gravette School Board face each other in a runoff for the Republican nomination for the state House seat in northwestern Benton County.
The May 24 primary election results were certified as final and official Friday by Benton and Washington county election officials.
A reception honoring retiring School Board members and school employees was held May 16 before the board's regular meeting in the high school commons.
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Arkansas Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Chairman Bill Sample of Hot Springs is the highest-profile state legislator among the five Republican state lawmakers who lost in Tuesday's primary election.