Voters in 6 Arkansas legislative districts choosing party nominees in runoffs

By: Tess Vrbin, Antoinette Grajeda, Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 1,127

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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This month’s primary elections in Arkansas sent a few crowded races to runoffs after no single candidate captured a majority of the vote.

The March 3 election narrowed down the number of contested legislative primaries from 29 to six. Incumbents are not seeking reelection in 17 House and Senate districts, including the six in which the primary winner will be decided March 31. Early voting begins Tuesday.

Five of the winning candidates will run …

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