. padding-left: 10px; border:1px solid #FFB81F; background-color: #db0000; Republicans Sarah Huckabee Sanders and John Boozman are expected to speak at their respective watch parties after polls close. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { Landers, who owns multiple car dealerships in Central Arkansas, has argued for more police officers along with changes in policing practices to lower violent crime in Little Rock. } Major contributors to Little Rock mayoral race remain unknown font-weight: bold; padding-top: 3px; LITTLE ROCK, Ark. To start off the night, the debate moderator brought up LITFest controversies. New U.S. House Natural Resources chair opposes limits on, Across the country, a big backlash to new renewables is, The fight against an age-old effort to block Americans from. color:white; .race_header.libertarian { Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. But the trend in the past 20 years or so in Arkansas municipal races has been toward more nonpartisan contests, without party nominations, Sloan said. } Official website. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { .widget-row.Green { } Indications are the campaign involves significant contributions and spending. The race being called, just before 2 a.m. font-weight: bold; .votebox_legend { Little Rock's mayoral race is nonpartisan. position: absolute; Arkansas Ethics Commission director Graham Sloan said state law has kept the late reporting deadlines for nonpartisan municipal races and some other local races for decades. overflow-y: hidden; color:white; Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. text-align: center; .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Ballot measures, Who represents me? } Incumbent mayor Lauren Poe is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. (function() { height: 22px; Some critics say this might become a monopoly of the growers, Schwarz said. .race_footer { width: 100%; display: table; Little Rock mayor candidates partake in heated debate less than a month padding-top: 8px; I think hes handled it just as well as any other mayor thats come through, Luckett said. 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Rutledge's win has yet to be confirmed but she has posted online that she has won the GOP nomination. Adjusting centuries old zoning, building, and planning codes to allow for more affordable housing options. Public policy. The filing period for candidates to return completed packets to the city clerk's office inside City Hall will run from July 29 until Aug. 19 at noon, according to a news release. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { display: inline-block; display: table; display: block; } } On Monday, he turned in the necessary paperwork to the . Lisa Hammersly has been a reporter and editor for more than 40 years in Arkansas and North Carolina. Scott responded that there is no new FBI stat and accused Landers of citing numbers from an invalid source. School districts | top: -5px; This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Candidates for mayor of Little Rock: Greg Henderson - KUAR That information also is offered electronically. background-color: #f9d334; width: 35px !important; .widget-row { 2022. Businesswoman, nonprofit founder Pamela Whitaker announces 2022 bid for LITTLE ROCK, Ark. width: 90%; overflow-x: scroll; margin: 8px auto; vertical-align: middle; .results_row.winner { Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. [1] Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward, after narrowly leading in the first round, defeated former Gainesville Regional Utilities Manager Ed Bielarski by just over 15 points.[2]. Arkansas Advocate is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. font-size: 20px; Over the last five years, homicides have increased by 35%. Check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play in the 2022 midterm elections. margin-right: 10px; } Counties | [3][4], As of November 2022, Scott was president of the African American Mayors Association. overflow: hidden; The Arkansas Advocate asked the Little Rock mayoral candidates Monday to provide campaign contribution and spending information right away to help voters. margin-bottom:16px; $('#candidate-connection-email-152543').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-email'); }); LITTLE ROCK, Ark. } This race is very simple: do you want to go backward to a horrid past, or do you want to continue growing forward?" vertical-align: top; Scott, the city's first popularly elected Black mayor, faces three challengers in the coming November election. color: white; text-align: center; } (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford). Among candidates statements about issues debated Monday night: Monday nights forum took place one day after the city was to have concluded an inaugural citywide party dubbed LITfest, which was to celebrate culture, art, business, music, tech and economic growth. Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson defeated Robert Donovan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 's special general election for mayor on April 5, 2022. overflow-y: hidden; .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, } A look at what bills could become laws in Arkansas next week, Tornado impacts Pike County, community begins clean up, Your Arkansas weather forecast from THV11, School bus crash causes traffic delays on I-630, Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins GOP nomination for Arkansas governor, Chris Jones wins Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor, Arkansas county clerks saw record numbers for early voting, Arkansas primary elections: What you need to know before casting your vote, Arkansas May 2022 primaries: What you need to know. 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Whitaker, 66, presumably will face. color: white; .race_header { $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { The mayor and police have said this years homicide spike, unlike what the city saw in the early 1990s, isnt driven by gang activity but by domestic violence or crime between acquaintances. display: inline-block; background-color: #f9f9f9; candidate has called fellow candidate Leslie Rutledge to congratulate her on her nomination. } How to vote | (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate). Another hot topic on the stage was recreational marijuana, which will now be on the November ballot for Arkansas voters. font-weight: bold; a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } But a deadly year in Arkansas capital, criticism of his management and attacks from Republicans are threatening reelection chances for Scott, a rare high-profile Democrat in this solidly red state. Frank Scott Jr. is the Mayor of Little Rock in Arkansas. color: #6db24f; p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { State and district candidates file at least monthly during an election year with the Arkansas Secretary of State. } } (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate). .widget-row.heading {