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The 2024 Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on March 5, 2024 to elect the chief justice, also known as position 1, of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Karen Baker and Rhonda Wood defeated Barbara Webb and Jay Martin in the first round. No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff ...
Incumbent Republican treasurer Larry Walther cannot seek a full term following his appointment by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders after the death of Mark Lowery. [2] Secretary of State John Thurston entered the race as a Republican candidate. [3]
The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election took place on March 5, 2024, and, if necessary, the runoff election is scheduled for April 2, 2024.
2024 Arkansas Senate election, 1st district general Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Ben Gilmore (incumbent) 22,933 : 77.36% : Libertarian: Asher Williams 6,713 22.64% Total votes 29,646 : 100.00 : Republican hold
An Arkansas law banning abortion took effect when the court issued its ruling. Arkansas’ current ban allows abortion only to protect the mother’s life in a medical emergency. The proposal was viewed as a test of support for abortion rights in a Republican state where top elected officials have touted their opposition to abortion.
In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 81 of Arkansas' House districts, while Democrat Joe Biden won 19. Going into the 2024 Arkansas House Election, Democrats held one Trump-won district: District 56 in Conway (Trump +4%).
The initiative sponsors Restore Election Integrity Arkansas (REIA), which they initially intended to place on ballots in nine counties. Pulaski County voting machines rated 100% accurate in post ...
Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predominantly Republican state.