ARKANSAS (KFSM) — With the Arkansas primary just two weeks away, Arkansans began early voting on Tuesday (Feb. 16).
In Benton County, the number of people voting on the first day of early voting has more than doubled last year’s turnout.
Just 400 Benton County residents casts ballots on the first day last year. This year, more than 800 people have voted already, and election officials are projecting a turnout of 1,400.
The regular primary date is March 1, which is coming earlier in the year for this election cycle. However, the election commission is encouraging everyone who can to vote early to ease congestion on March 1.
Anyone can find which polling location to go to on the Arkansas Secretary of State website, here.
The contested races that will appear on the Arkansas primary ballots are listed below.
An asterisk (*) denotes that the candidate is an incumbent. Two asterisks (**) denotes that the candidate has dropped out but will still appear on the ballot.
BENTON COUNTY:
GOP County Judge
Bob Clinard*
Barry J. Moehring
GOP Sheriff
Kelley Cradduck*
Timothy Filbeck
Shawn Holloway
Paul Pillaro
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 1
Mike McKenzie
Sharon Whelchel
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 2
Joshua P. Bryant
Susan Shadlow*
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 11
Will Hanna
Bob Bland
GOP Constable Township 3
David I. Ibarra
*Sam Reyna
GOP Constable Township 5
Steven E. Walls
Michael J. Savage Jr.
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
GOP County Judge
Dennis Gilstrap
Wade Lewis
GOP Assessor
Cliff Weldon
Lloyd Cole
Sandra Heiner
GOP Treasurer
Beverly Pyle*
Marsha Smith
GOP Justice of the Peace District 10
Jayson E. Peppas
Cleo Coatney*
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 4
H. Rex Heffington
Patrick McCartney
GOP Constable Boston
Douglas Gilliam
Ross L. Roden
GOP Circuit Clerk
Cheryl Warden
Janice King
JOHNSON COUNTY:
Democrat Constable Pittsburg Township
Chad Queen
Ronnie Butler
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 2
Larry Holben*
James Melson
LOGAN COUNTY:
Democrat Justice of the Peace Dist. 9
Eddie Finney*
Alan Buffington
MADISON COUNTY:
Democrat Sheriff
Rick Evans
Robert Boyd*
Democrat Assessor
Will Jones*
Scott Phillips
Democrat Constable South Township
Tyler Morgan
Charles Hime
SCOTT COUNTY:
GOP Sheriff & Collector
Edward Vaughn
Bernis Rogers
Jimmy Yandell
Julie Evans
GOP Constable Hon
Lisa Long*
Jesse Eaves
SEBASTIAN COUNTY:
GOP County Treasurer/Collector
Judith Miller*
Steve Hotz
GOP County Assessor
Susan Clem
Zach Johnson
GOP County Coroner
Cindy Ducker
Kenny Hobbs
George E. Barham
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 4
James W. Butler
Tony Crockett
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 6
Danny W. Aldridge*
Barry Rowton
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
Democrat County Judge
Josh Mahony
Mark Kinion
GOP County Collector
Teresa Soares
Angela Wood
Democrat Justice of the Peace Dist. 9
Marilyn Edwards
Eva Madison*
GOP Justice of the Peace Dist. 13
Joel Maxwell*
Laurie Roy-Smith
GOP Constable Dist. 1
John Duggar*
Tom G. Clowers
Jim Snow
Democrat Constable Dist. 2
Gene Allen Franco III
Nickel Potter
William Billy Harris
GOP Constable Dist. 3
Ronnie K. Jones
Kyle Woodruff*
Arkansas
State Primary
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 1
Rusty Latham
Carol Dalby
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Democrat Dist. 11
Bob G. Ware
Mark D. McElroy*
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Democrat Dist. 7
Floyd M. Thomas Jr.
Garry L. Smith
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 25
Richard Alvin Midkiff
Les A. Warren
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 27
Andy Mayberry
Mike Creekmore
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Democrat Dist. 30
Fred Allen
Charles L. Armstrong*
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Democrat Dist. 38
Kent Walker
Victoria Leigh
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 54
Wes Wagner
Johnny Rye
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 57
Ronnie C. Spence
Jimmy Gazaway
Shawn D. Strouss
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 63
Phillip Finch
James Sturch*
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 66
Chris L. Steplock
Josh Miller*
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 81
Bruce Coleman
Derek Goodlin
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 88
Clint Penzo
Philip Humbard
Isaac Foley
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 89
Charles Gaines
Jeff Williams
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 90
Jana K. Starr
Jana Della Rosa*
Randy Alexander
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 94
Debra M. Hobbs
Rebecca Petty*
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 95
Austin McCollum
Sue Scott*
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 98
John Arthur Hammerschmidt
Ron McNair
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
GOP Dist. 99
Jack Fortner
Bruce Emerson
STATE SENATE
GOP Dist. 7
Lance Eads
Sharon Lloyd
STATE SENATE
GOP Dist. 29
Eddie Joe Williams
R.D. Hopper
STATE SENATE
GOP Dist. 34
Donnie Copeland
Jane English*
Federal Races
Arkansas Primary
U.S. PRESIDENT
Arkansas GOP Primary
Bobby Jindal**
Rand Paul**
Carly Fiorina**
Lindsey Graham**
Rick Santorum**
Chris Christie**
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
John R. Kasich
Jeb Bush
Mike Huckabee**
Ben Carson
U.S. PRESIDENT
Arkansas Democratic Primary
John Wolfe**
Roque De La Fuente**
James Valentine**
Martin J. O’Malley**
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
U.S. CONGRESS
GOP Arkansas Dist. 2
Brock Olree
French Hill*
U.S. SENATE
GOP Arkansas
Curtis Coleman
John Boozman*
