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Now that the Primary Election and subsequent runoff election are finished – and the Libertarian candidates joined the list – we have a full rundown of all of the candidates that Saline County voters will see in the General Election on November 3rd, 2026. Oh wait, just kidding – there’s more. But just in case you need more March Madness in April,  we still have the bracket! 🏀🗳️

It’s still not the full list because Municipal (City & Town) candidates won’t file for office until late Summer. Not only that, but now there’s a candidate for Secretary of State that has filed in several counties to do a ballot recount. More about that at this link, but we can still tell you who is in the other races – and in bracket form.

The following is the 2026 Election Bracket for voters in Saline County. Note the bullet points that may answer any questions about the bracket, and then the candidate races are in order by United States, Arkansas, Saline County, School Board, and later on we’ll show Municipal (City & Town) races:

1. The political parties are signified as D-Democratic, L-Libertarian, and R-Republican.
2. Libertarians skipped the Primary Election due to being certified late as a party and nominating their candidates at their annual convention.
3. Non-partisan positions are signified as J-Judicial, M-Municipal, or S-School.
4. Municipal (City & Town) positions wait until late Summer to file for candidacy.
5. Many candidates have already won their race, due to no opponent in one of the stages.
6. Judicial and School candidates only run in the Primary (unless there’s a runoff, which is finished in the General).
7. These are unofficial results as of April 2, 2026. They have not yet been certified.
8. A RECOUNT has been called by one of the candidates.

 

UNITED STATES	PRIMARY MAR 3	GENERAL NOV 3	WINNER
US Senate	Hallie Shoffner (D)	Hallie Shoffner (D)
	Ethan N. Dunbar (D)
	Jeff Wadlin (L)	Jeff Wadlin (L)
	Micah Ashby (R)	Tom Cotton (R)
	Jeb Little (R)
	Tom Cotton (R)
US Congress, Dist 2	Chris Jones (D)	Chris Jones (D)
	French Hill (R)	French Hill (R)
	Chase McDowell (R)

 

JUDICIAL (STATE & COUNTY)	PRIMARY MAR 3	WINNER
State Supreme Court Assoc Justice Pos 6	Cody Hiland (J)	Cody Hiland (J)
State Supreme Court Assoc Justice Pos 3	John Adams (J)	Nick Bronni (J)
State Supreme Court Assoc Justice Pos 3	Nick Bronni (J)
Circuit Judge, Dist 22, Div 01	Judge Ken Casady (J)	Judge Ken Casady (J)
Circuit Judge, Dist 22, Div 02	Judge Josh Farmer (J)	Judge Josh Farmer (J)
Circuit Judge, Dist 22, Div 03	Judge Brent Houston (J)	Judge Brent Houston (J)
Circuit Judge, Dist 22, Div 04	Judge Robert Herzfeld (J)	Judge Robert Herzfeld (J)
Prosecuting Attorney, Dist 22	Pr Atty Chris Walton (J)	Pr Atty Chris Walton (J)

 

STATE OF ARK. PART 1	PRIMARY MAR 3	GENERAL NOV 3	WINNER
Governor	Fred Love (D)	Fred Love (D)
	Supha Xayprasith-Mays (D)
		Colt Shelby (L)
	Sarah Huckabee Sanders(R)	Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
Lt Governor		Michael Kalagias (L)
	Leslie Rutledge (R)	Leslie Rutledge (R)
Attorney General	Tim Griffin (R)	Tim Griffin (R)	Tim Griffin (R)
Auditor of State	Dennis Milligan (R)	Dennis Milligan (R)	Dennis Milligan (R)

 

STATE OF ARK. PART 2	PRI-MARY MAR 3	PRI-MARY RUN-OFF MAR 31	GEN-ERAL NOV 3	WINNER
Sec of State	Kelly Grappe (D)		Kelly Grappe (D)
			Michael Pakko (L)
	Kim Hammer (R)	Kim Hammer (R)	Kim Hammer (R)*** RECOUNT CALLED BY NORRIS.
	Bryan Norris (R)	Bryan Norris (R)
	Cathy Hardin Harrison (R)
Comm of State Lands (Note similar names/ different people)			Christopher Olson (L)
	Cole Jester (R)		Cole Jester (R)
	Christian Olson (R)
Treasurer of State	John Thurston (R)		John Thurston (R)	John Thurston (R)
State Senate, Dist 16	Joshua Irby (D)		Joshua Irby (D)
	Rodney Wright (R)		Rodney Wright (R)
	Randy Sams (R)
State Senate, Dist 07	Alan Clark (R)		Alan Clark (R)
	Deonna Morgan (D)		Deonna Morgan (D)
State Rep, Dist 29	Rick McClure (R)		Rick McClure (R)	Rick McClure (R)
State Rep, Dist 54	Doug Corbitt (D)		Doug Corbitt (D)
	Mary Bentley (R)		Mary Bentley (R)
State Rep, Dist 78	Keith Brooks (R)		Keith Brooks (R)	Keith Brooks (R)
State Rep, Dist 81	Gina Thomas- Littlejohn (D)		Gina Thomas- Littlejohn (D)
	Elijah Zane Thompson (D)
	RJ Hawk (R)		RJ Hawk (R)
State Rep, Dist 82	Tony Furman (R)		Tony Furman (R)	Tony Furman (R)
	Steve Brown (R)
State Rep, Dist 83	Paul Childress (R)		Paul Childress (R)	Paul Childress (R)
State Rep, Dist 92	Dawn Creekmore (R)		Dawn Creekmore (R)	Dawn Creekmore (R)
	Casey Reed (R)
	Eric Shepherd (R)

 

SALINE COUNTY PART 1	PRIMARY MAR 3	PRIMARY RUNOFF MAR 31	GENERAL NOV 3	WINNER
Sheriff	Richard Friend (R)	Richard Friend (R)	Dustin Robertson (R)	Dustin Robertson (R)
	Rodney Goshien (R)
	Dustin Robertson (R)	Dustin Robertson (R)
	Aaron Washington (R)
Circuit Clerk	Myka Bono Sample (R)		Myka Bono Sample (R)	Myka Bono Sample (R)
County Assessor	Justin Tittle (R)		Justin Tittle (R)	Justin Tittle (R)
County Clerk	Trevor Villines (R)		Trevor Villines (R)	Trevor Villines (R)
County Collector	Jennifer Carter (R)		Jennifer Carter (R)	Jennifer Carter (R)
County Coroner	Coroner Kevin Cleghorn (R)		Coroner Kevin Cleghorn (R)	Coroner Kevin Cleghorn (R)
County Judge	Matt Brumley (R)		Matt Brumley (R)	Matt Brumley (R)
Surveyor	Aaron Rasburry (R)		Aaron Rasburry (R)	Aaron Rasburry (R)
Treasurer	Holly Payne (R)		Holly Payne (R)	Holly Payne (R)

 

SALINE COUNTY PART 2	PRIMARY MAR 3	GENERAL NOV 3	WINNER
Justice of the Peace, Dist 1	Pat Bisbee (R)	Pat Bisbee (R)	Pat Bisbee (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 2	Wilson Hatcher (R)	Wilson Hatcher (R)	Wilson Hatcher (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 3	Carlton Billingsley (R)	Carlton Billingsley (R)	Carlton Billingsley (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 4	Christian Bearden (D)	Christian Bearden (D)
	Keith Kellum (R)	Keith Kellum (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 5	Adam Davis (R)	Adam Davis (R)	Adam Davis (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 6	Rick Bellinger (R)	Rick Bellinger (R)	Rick Bellinger (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 7	Jazsmine Young (D)	Jazsmine Young (D)
	Josh Curtis (R)	Josh Curtis (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 8	Justin Payne (D)	Justin Payne (D)
	Mike Beckwith (D)
		Jacob Stone (L)
	Josh Turner (R)	Josh Turner (R)
	Lonny Payne (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 9	Andrea “Andy” Hillis (D)	Andrea “Andy” Hillis (D)
	CJ Engel (R)	CJ Engel (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 10	Brent Carroll (D)	Brent Carroll (D)
	Jim Whitley (R)	Jim Whitley (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 11	Clint Chism (R)	Clint Chism (R)	Clint Chism (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 12	George Wyrick (R)	George Wyrick (R)	George Wyrick (R)
Justice of the Peace, Dist 13	Debra Fuller (D)	Debra Fuller (D)
	Karen Crowson (R)	Karen Crowson (R)
Constable, Township 1	Steven Akins (D)	Clint Newcomb (R)	Clint Newcomb (R)
	Clint Newcomb (R)
	Andy Baker (R)
	Tim Bragg (R)
Constable, Township 2	Paul Viner (R)	Paul Viner (R)	Paul Viner (R)

 

SCHOOL	PRIMARY MAR 3	GENERAL NOV 3	WINNER
Bauxite Schools, Pos 2	Brandon Futch	Brandon Futch	Brandon Futch
Bauxite Schools, Pos 3	Charlotte Tarver	Charlotte Tarver	Charlotte Tarver
Bauxite Schools, Pos 4	Mark Dodson	Mark Dodson	Mark Dodson
Bauxite Schools, Pos 7	Ashley Davis	Ashley Davis	Ashley Davis
Benton Schools, Zone – At Large A	Selleck Childress	Selleck Childress	Selleck Childress
Benton Schools, Zone – At Large B	Randy Wright	Randy Wright	Randy Wright
Benton Schools, Zone 5	Karen Hammer	Karen Hammer	Karen Hammer
Benton Schools, Zone 1	Hailey Kuhlmann	Lorie Tudor	Lorie Tudor
	Lorie Tudor
Benton Schools, Zone 3	Justin Ray	Justin Ray	Justin Ray
	Lucas Fulcher
Bryant Schools , Zone – At Large B	Tanikus Farmer	Tanikus Farmer	Tanikus Farmer
Bryant Schools, Zone 3	Nelly Valentin	Nelly Valentin	Nelly Valentin
Harmony Grove Schools, Zone 1	James Scroggins	James Scroggins	James Scroggins
Harmony Grove Schools, Zone 4	Quinn Best	Quinn Best	Quinn Best
Harmony Grove Schools, Zone 3	Wesley Toler	Wesley Toler	Wesley Toler

 

MUNICIPAL	GENERAL NOV 3	WINNER
To be announced. Municipal candidates file for office in late summer.

Return to the main page for 2026 Election info at www.mysaline.com/2026-elections.

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