2026 Election – Saline County Mayors, JPs keep their seats; Library keeps funding
Official summary results have been released for all 48 contests on the ballot in the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election in Saline County. Out of seven mayors, four kept their seats, one was unseated, and two will proceed to a runoff race in December.
Note that all figures listed below represent vote tallies cast exclusively by Saline County voters. Final certified statewide and multi-county district results will incorporate totals from other counties as they are finalized. Read more below.
Countywide Voter Turnout Statistics
Over Half Voted – Out of 84,642 registered voters in Saline County, 43,802 participated in Tuesday’s election. That amounts to 51.75% total voter turnout, a record in Saline County for a mid-term election. It also means 48.25% of registered voters did not vote.
Voting Methods – Early voting accounted for the vast majority of participation, with 34,054 in-person ballots cast during the early voting period, 9,389 cast on Election Day, and 359 absentee ballots processed.
Runoffs – In order to win a race, a candidate must get 50% of the vote, plus one additional vote. If this doesn’t happen, it forces a runoff race.
There are four races in Saline County that may have runoffs – Alexander City Council, Haskell Mayor, and two Benton City Council races. They are noted below in red text with yellow highlight.
Runoff dates and times in Saline County will be listed at www.mysaline.com/2026-elections.
Undervotes Can Avoid Drama – Scroll down to the report images (3rd & Final Update) and study the overvote and undervote numbers. An undervote can be the more interesting of the two. It means someone went to vote, but then skipped voting on one or more races. This can happen when someone is undecided on a race. But also…
It may happen more with voters who know that someone in particular will check whether they voted. Yes, that’s possible. It’s always private information for how you voted, but whether you voted is public record. Just an example, but let’s say “Shelli’s” employer, or spouse, or political party is relying on her vote, but a certain race doesn’t go the way they wanted – maybe by only a few votes. They can look up whether “Shelli” voted or not and possibly place blame on her for the outcome. Dramatic, yes, but it can happen.
An overvote is when there is more than one choice selected by a voter. This has been all but eliminated with the move years ago to digital voting.
Now let’s look at the Voting Results…
Federal Races (Saline County Totals Only)
U.S. Senate
- REP Tom Cotton: 26,100 (59.95%)
- DEM Hallie Shoffner: 15,994 (36.74%)
- LIB Jeff Wadlin: 1,439 (3.31%)
U.S. Congress District 02
- REP French Hill: 27,525 (63.55%)
- DEM Chris Jones: 15,788 (36.45%)
Statewide Executive Offices (Saline County Totals Only)
Governor
- REP Sarah Huckabee Sanders: 26,178 (60.15%)
- DEM Fred Love: 14,232 (32.70%)
- LIB Colt Shelby: 3,109 (7.14%)
Lieutenant Governor
- REP Leslie Rutledge: 28,593 (67.83%)
- LIB Michael Kalagias: 13,562 (32.17%)
Secretary of State
- REP Kim Hammer: 26,880 (61.91%)
- DEM Kelly Grappe: 14,285 (32.90%)
- LIB Michael Pakko: 2,251 (5.18%)
Attorney General
- REP Tim Griffin: 36,303 (100.00%)
State Treasurer
- REP John Thurston: 36,162 (100.00%)
Auditor of State
- REP Dennis Milligan: 35,933 (100.00%)
Commissioner of State Lands
- REP Cole Jester: 28,468 (68.26%)
- LIB Christopher Olson: 13,236 (31.74%)
State Legislative Races (Saline County Totals Only)
State Senate District 07
- REP Alan Clark: 9,632 (100.00%)
State Senate District 16
- REP Rodney Wright: 15,844 (59.46%)
- DEM Joshua Irby: 10,802 (40.54%)
State Representative District 29
- REP Rick McClure: 1,479 (78.46%)
- DEM Deonna Morgan: 406 (21.54%)
State Representative District 54
- REP Mary Bentley: 876 (80.07%)
- DEM Doug Corbitt: 218 (19.93%)
State Representative District 78
- REP Keith Brooks: 4,086 (100.00%)
State Representative District 81
- REP RJ Hawk: 4,588 (50.53%)
- DEM Gina Thomas-Littlejohn: 4,492 (49.47%)
State Representative District 82
- REP Tony Furman: 6,429 (100.00%)
State Representative District 83
- REP Paul Childress: 12,159 (100.00%)
State Representative District 92
- REP Dawn Creekmore: 3,564 (100.00%)
State Constitutional Amendments (Saline County Vote Totals Only)
Issue No. 1 – Citizenship Vote:
- FOR 30,956 (72.31%)
- AGAINST 11,854 (27.69%)
Issue No. 2 – Bear Arms:
- FOR 31,717 (73.91%)
- AGAINST 11,198 (26.09%)
Issue No. 3 – Economic Development:
- FOR 20,479 (48.58%)
- AGAINST 21,679 (51.42%)
Issue No. 4 – Water, Waste, Pollution:
- FOR 23,470 (56.25%)
- AGAINST 18,252 (43.75%)
Issue No. 5 – Library Defunding:
- FOR cutting funding 20,889 (49.01%)
- AGAINST cutting funding 21,729 (50.99%)
County Offices
Circuit Clerk
- REP Myka Bono Sample: 36,381 (100.00%)
Justice of the Peace District 4
- REP Keith Kellum: 2,796 (72.96%)
- DEM Christian Bearden: 1,036 (27.04%)
Justice of the Peace District 7
- REP Josh Curtis: 1,821 (60.56%)
- DEM Jazsmine Young: 1,186 (39.44%)
Justice of the Peace District 8
- REP Josh Turner: 2,178 (66.12%)
- DEM Justin Payne: 1,116 (33.88%)
Justice of the Peace District 9
- REP CJ Engel: 1,894 (64.05%)
- DEM Andrea “Andy” Hillis: 1,063 (35.95%)
Justice of the Peace District 10
- REP Jim Whitley: 2,135 (74.86%)
- DEM Brent Carroll: 717 (25.14%)
Justice of the Peace District 13
- REP Karen Crowson: 4,479 (74.40%)
- DEM Debra Fuller: 1,541 (25.60%)
Constable Township 1
- REP Clint Newcomb: 12,719 (61.94%)
- DEM Steven Akins: 7,816 (38.06%)
Municipal (City/Town)
City of Alexander — Mayor
- Crystal Herrmann: 426 (76.76%)
- Paul Mitchell: 129 (23.24%)
City of Alexander — City Council Ward 4, Pos. 2
POSSIBLE RUNOFF
- Trevis Bentley: 258 (46.82%)
- Juanita Wilson: 196 (35.57%)
- Stephanie Beck: 97 (17.60%)
City of Bauxite — Mayor
- Jamie Barlow: 142 (51.08%)
- Eddie Jones: 136 (48.92%)
City of Benton — Mayor
- Tom Farmer: 7,491 (72.87%)
- Don White: 1,677 (16.31%)
- Jake Wear: 1,112 (10.82%)
City of Benton — City Council Ward 1, Pos. 1
POSSIBLE RUNOFF
- Frank Baptist: 818 (40.30%)
- Preston Madison: 631 (31.08%)
- Greg White: 581 (28.62%)
City of Benton — City Council Ward 2, Pos. 1
- Ann Spencer-Cole: 652 (58.37%)
- Quinn Marshall: 465 (41.63%)
City of Benton — City Council Ward 3, Pos. 1
POSSIBLE RUNOFF
- Chad Slaughter: 1,164 (49.85%)
- Jana Hogue: 629 (26.94%)
- Bret Stracener: 542 (23.21%)
City of Benton — City Council Ward 5, Pos. 1
- Steve Lee: 1,458 (51.85%)
- Lamont Cornwell: 816 (29.02%)
- Kerry Tebbe: 538 (19.13%)
City of Bryant — Mayor
- Chris Treat: 4,217 (64.28%)
- Walter Burgess: 2,343 (35.72%)
City of Bryant — City Council Ward 4, Pos. 1
- Amy Edwards: 597 (56.97%)
- Jack Moseley: 451 (43.03%)
City of Haskell — Mayor
POSSIBLE RUNOFF
- Clyde Crookham: 435 (44.48%)
- Ray Garner: 384 (39.26%)
- Dallas Wright: 159 (16.26%)
City of Shannon Hills — Mayor
- Mike Kemp: 875 (100.00%)
City of Shannon Hills — City Council Ward 2, Pos. 2
- Lela Chism: 557 (54.77%)
- Mendy Barnes: 460 (45.23%)
City of Shannon Hills — City Council Ward 3, Pos. 2
- Mary Guinn: 531 (52.89%)
- Shawn Andersyn: 473 (47.11%)
City of Traskwood — Mayor
- Kim Gammill: 142 (100.00%)
School Board Races
Fountain Lake School District — Board of Directors Pos. 5
- Bao Nguyen: 2,614 (55.64%)
- Laura Ramoly: 2,084 (44.36%)
Unopposed
Unopposed Candidates (Grouped Tally)
- FOR: 30,597 (100.00%)
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3RD & FINAL UPDATE – 19 of 19 election sites reporting (9:30PM) UNOFFICIAL
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See statewide results at https://www.mysaline.com/2026-general-election-statewide-results-in-arkansas/
2ND UPDATE – Early, Absentee & Election Day – 11 of 19 election sites reporting (9:00PM) NOT FINAL
These are Saline County voting precincts only.
See statewide results at https://www.mysaline.com/2026-general-election-statewide-results-in-arkansas/
1ST UPDATE – EARLY VOTING & ABSENTEE
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