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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.
One Republican challenger took down an incumbent state senator, while two other incumbents will face runoffs in an attempt to keep their seats in the state legislature.
Though early voting has been higher than expected in parts of the state, the Arkansas secretary of state's office is sticking with its forecast that about 20% of the state's 1.7 million registered voters will cast a ballot in Tuesday's primary election, with a U.S. Senate seat and the governor's office at the top of the ticket.
The price of everything is going up -- including political campaigns in Northwest Arkansas.
Deep in the heart of the Arkansas Ozarks, at least five Republicans are running for the newly drawn state Senate District 28 seat.