Interactive 2026 Elections Dashboard. Calls by the Associated Press.

Hear this week's episode of the Arkansas Newswrap, presented by Little Rock Public Radio, KUAF Fayetteville and KASU Jonesboro.

People in the less populated counties of Central Arkansas voted early starting Oct. 19. Both White and Jefferson counties are largely rural but have urban centers, which hold the most early voting locations. In White County it’s Searcy and in Jefferson County it’s Pine Bluff.

The board voted 2-1 Thursday to deny the federal government’s request to send non-uninformed elections monitors to Pulaski County polling sites on Nov. 3.

Eric Harrison joins LRPR to share upcoming arts and culture events on the weekend entertainment roundup.

The amount of land used to grow rice in Arkansas in 2026 fell under 1 million acres — its lowest point in about half a century.

Catfish farmers and aquaculture experts spoke with U.S. Sen. John Boozman and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders about some of the issues facing the state’s fish farming industry.

County officials say the payments were made to someone fraudulently posing as the healthcare provider for the county’s jail.

A USDA-funded program is offering Producer Grants of up to $20,000 for individual farmers and $25,000 for groups.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is launching a voter protection hotline this election season

As of Monday, about 15% of registered voters in Arkansas had already cast their ballots, one week into the early voting period.