A Pulaski County circuit judge said she would issue a ruling quickly in a lawsuit seeking to move up the dates of the Senate District 26 special election after a hearing Wednesday. The lawsuit, which attorney Jennifer Waymack Standerfer filed last week in Pulaski County Circuit Court on behalf of Franklin County resident Colt Shelby,

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Patti James said Wednesday she'll decide in the coming days whether the court has the authority to override Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' timetable and schedule its own special election to replace the late Sen.

Gov. Sanders faces a lawsuit over delaying the Senate District 26 special election until after the fiscal session, leaving the seat vacant for over a year.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas’ executive committee voted unanimously Monday evening to hold a primary for the House District 70 special election. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders certified a vacancy Wednesday in the district,

Judge Patricia Ann James told a packed courtroom on Wednesday that her decision in the lawsuit regarding the timing of a special election would be coming “quick.”

The Republican Party of Arkansas wants a primary election -- not a convention of the delegates -- to select its nominee in the special election for the House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing,

The state says Gov. Sarah Sanders' decision that an earlier election would be impractical cannot be challenged in court by anyone.

Gov. Sanders set the House District 70 special election for June 2026, prompting Democrats to cite state law and denying representation.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over the date of the Arkansas Senate District 26 special election.

Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that his office has obtained misdemeanor warrants for Conrad Reynolds and Dustin Black for allegedly violating Arkansas's

An Arkansas father accused of killing his daughter's alleged abuser is running for sheriff while awaiting his murder trial, saying he has seen the failures of law enforcement in his rural county.