What Arkansans said on the first day of early voting for the March 3 primary

By: Antoinette Grajeda, Tess Vrbin, Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 1,242

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Arkansas’ primary and non-partisan judicial elections are officially underway.

Tuesday was the start of early voting, and an increasing number of Arkansans are casting their ballots well ahead of Election Day.

Here’s what Arkansans said about the issues and candidates on the ballot as they early voted:

Alex Reyes, an Army veteran who served as a medic in the 1970s, expressed broad discontent with President Donald Trump and Arkansas’ Republican …

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