2022 Arkansas Elections

Scott has been in office since 2018. So far, two candidates have filed to challenge him.

Backers of the proposals can appeal the decisions to the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Supporters of a recreational marijuana initiative have turned in the required number of valid signatures, election officials said Friday.

Chris Jones joined educators at Little Rock's Central High School Tuesday to outline his proposal to raise the minimum salary for public school teachers to $50,000 by the end of his first term.

The group Responsible Growth Arkansas says it submitted more than double the number of signatures needed to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.

Max Avery, the Republican in the Arkansas House District 49 race, says he is working with creditors, and claims innocence in a 2017 assault charge.

Speaking to the Political Animals Club on Wednesday, Jones said he would temporarily suspend the gas tax if elected.

McCullough was first elected to the position in 2020 and will remain minority leader until 2024.

In Arkansas, $321,000 flowed through a PAC to help Alicia Walton beat Will Jones in a race last month for prosecutor in a judicial district that includes Little Rock.

Under state law, county election commissions must test voting machines prior to each election.