Arkansas

What to watch for in next Tuesday's Arkansas primaries May 15, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: Next Tuesday Arkansas voters will go to the polls to cast ballots in primary elections. Democrats currently control both chambers of the state legislature. The general election in November is expected to feature some close battles to determine ultimate control of the legislature.

There are 11 State Senate and 36 State House incumbents not running for re-election.

Here are some races of note next Tuesday:

• Senate District 35 incumbent Bill Pritchard faces State House incumbent Jon Woods (R).
• Senate District 21 incumbent Steve Harrelson faces State House incumbent Larry Cowling
• State House incumbents Ed Garner and David J. Sanders square off in the GOP State Senate District 15 primary

Polls will be open from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm on Election Day.

State executives
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Treasurer • Auditor of State • Commissioner of Education • Commissioner of Insurance • Secretary of Agriculture • Executive Director of Natural Resources Commission • Director of Labor • Chair of Public Service Commission

State legislature
State Legislature • House of Representatives • Senate • Legislative Auditor

Other
Constitution • Supreme Court

Arkansas Counties
Arkansas • Ashley • Baxter • Benton • Boone • Bradley • Calhoun • Carroll • Chicot • Clark • Clay • Cleburne • Cleveland • Columbia • Conway • Craighead • Crawford • Crittenden • Cross • Dallas • Desha • Drew • Faulkner • Franklin • Fulton • Garland • Grant • Greene • Hempstead • Hot Spring • Howard • Independence • Izard • Jackson • Jefferson • Johnson • Lafayette • Lawrence • Lee • Lincoln • Little River • Logan • Lonoke • Madison • Marion • Miller • Mississippi • Monroe • Montgomery • Nevada • Newton • Ouachita • Perry • Phillips • Pike • Poinsett • Polk • Pope • Prairie • Pulaski • Randolph • Saline • Scott • Searcy • Sebastian • Sevier • Sharp • St. Francis • Stone • Union • Van Buren • Washington • White • Woodruff • Yell

Voting and elections

• 2012 U.S. House elections
• Senate elections, 2012
• House elections, 2012
• State ballot measures (2011 and 2012)
• Local ballot measures
• Redistricting in Arkansas
• Arkansas local liquor options
• Vote fraud
• School bond issues
• Public Financing of Campaigns

Laws and history

• Procedures for qualifying an initiative
• Signature requirements
• Campaign finance requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process
• State history of initiatives and referendum

Media and activism

• Newspapers and blogs
• Political organizations

• Articles you can improve:
  • Governor of Arkansas
  • Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
  • Campaign finance requirements for Arkansas ballot measures
• Join the The Arkansas Project on Ballotpedia.
• Add info on Representatives and Senators.

Transparency and Judiciary

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