Public Notice of Election
Hempstead County, Arkansas
Attention Voters
The General Election for Hempstead County will be held November 8, 2022.
The following Vote Centers will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.:
Hope: Hope Coliseum
Bingen: Bingen Community Center
Blevins: Word of Faith Church
Crossroads: Cross Roads Fire Station
Fulton: Fulton Library
McCaskill: McCaskill Community Center
Ozan: Ozan Fire Station
Patmos: Patmos Municipal Fire Station
Saratoga: Saratoga School
Spring Hill: Spring Hill Fire Department
Washington: Washington Fire Station
Early voting will be held in the Conference Room on the second floor of the Hempstead County Courthouse at 200 East 3rd Street. Early voting will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday beginning on Monday, October 24, 2022, and concluding at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 07, 2022. Absentee votes will be opened and counted at the Hempstead County Courthouse on November 08, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. The names of workers for the November 08, 2022 Election will be posted in the office of the County Clerk on October 14, 2022. Anyone who wishes to object to the service of one of these workers may do so by sending written notice to the Election Commission, P.O. Box 1420, Hope, AR 71802 or by delivering written notice to the Clerk’s office on the first floor of the Hempstead County Courthouse.
The following are the names in order as they appear on the ballots.
General Election
U.S. Senate
Kenneth Cates, Libertarian
Senator John Boozman, Republican
Natalie James, Democratic
U.S. Congress District 04
Gregory Maxwell, Libertarian
US Rep Bruce Westerman, Republican
John White, Democratic
Attorney General
Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin, Republican
Jesse Gibson, Democratic
Auditor of State
Diamond Arnold-Johnson, Democratic
Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan, Republican
Simeon Snow, Libertarian
Commissioner of State Lands
Tommy Land, Commissioner of State Lands, Republican
Darlene Goldi Gaines, Democratic
Governor
Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr., Libertarian
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Republican
Chris Jones, Democratic
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Lieutenant Governor
Frank Gilbert, Libertarian
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, Republican
Kelly Ross Krout, Democratic
Secretary of State
Secretary of State John Thurston, Republican
Anna Beth Gorman, Democratic
State Treasurer
State Rep Mark Lowery, Republican
Pam Whitaker, Democratic
State Supreme Court Assoc Justice Position 2
Supreme Court Associate Justice Robin Wynn
Judge Chris Carnahan
State Senate District 4
Lonny M. Goodwin, Independent
Senator Jimmy Hickey JR., Republican
County Clerk
Nicholas Ward, Democratic
County Clerk Karen Smith, Republican
Justice of the Peace District 3
Doug Storey, Republican
Doris Brown, Democratic
Sheriff & Collector
Keith Sullivan, Republican
Sheriff James Singleton, Democratic
Circuit Clerk
Gail Wolfenbarger, Democratic
Municipal
Blevins Mayor
Bobby J Steed
Blevins Secretary/Treasurer
Vickie Gray
McNab City Mayor
Shelia Jackson
McNab City Secretary Clerk
Levorn Oliver
Ozan Mayor
David Stallsworth
Ozan Recorder/Treasurer
Teresia Linville
Patmos Mayor
Glenn Peters
Washington Mayor
Paul G. Henley
Unopposed Candidates
State Senate District 03, Alderman Steve Crowell, Republican
State Representative District 88, State Representative Danny Watson, Republican
Assessor, Renee Gilbert, Republican
Coroner, David Peters, Republican
County Judge, Jerry T. Crane, Republican
Treasurer, Judy Lee Flowers, Democratic
Justice of the Peace #1, James Griffin, Democratic
Justice of the Peace #10, Jay Lathrop, Republican
Justice of the Peace #11, B. Keith Steed, Democratic
Justice of the Peace #4, Ed B. Darling, Republican
Justice of the Peace #6, Troy K. Lerew, Republican
Justice of the Peace #7, Steve Atchley, Republican
Justice of the Peace #8, C. David Clayton, Republican
Justice of the Peace #9, Jessie Henry, Democratic
City of Hope Ward 1, Mark Ross
City of Hope Ward 4, Linda B. Clark
City of Hope Ward 7, Don Still
City of Hope Ward 6, Steve Montgomery
Director of the Southwest Arkansas Water District, Dennis Ramsey
Blevins Council Member #1, John R. Myrick
Blevins Council Member #2, Jessie Lane
Blevins Council Member #3, Nancy Lovette
Blevins Council Member #4, John Moore
Blevins Council Member #5, Barbara Patterson
DeRoan Constable, Charles Lester, Republican
Garland Constable, William Cole, Republican
McNab City Council Member #2, Earl R. Scott
McNab City Council Member #3, Albert Johnson
McNab City Council Member #5, Ruthilene Edwards
Minecreek Constable, Mark Dale, Democratic
Ozan Council Member #1, Monica Stallsworth
Ozan Council Member #2, Joe Al Green
Ozan Council Member #3, Stephen Carrigan
Ozan Council Member #4, Rita Morrow
Saline Constable, Warren Webster. Democratic
Springhill Constable, Jimmy F. Singleton, Republican
Wallaceburg Constable, Brandon W. Smith, Republican
Washington Alderman Zone 1 #1, Mandy Trevillion
Washington Alderman Zone 1 #2, Dan Ford
Washington Alderman Zone 2 #1, Joshua Williams
Washington Alderman Zone 2 #2, Terry Sears
Water Creek Constable, Frankie Ingersoll, Republican
Special Election
.25% County Wide Sales and Use Tax for Economic Development Purposes
Adoption of a 0.25% local sales and use tax within Hempstead County (the "County"), the net collections of which remaining after deduction of the administrative charges of the State of Arkansas and required rebates, will be distributed only to the County and not to the municipalities therein. Net collections of the 0.25% sales and use tax shall be expended by the County for the sole use and benefit of a public corporation for economic development to be formed under Arkansas statutes to fund economic development projects and services.
Annual School Election
Spring Hill School Board Position 3
Jacob Jones
Caleb Askew
David C. Tuttle
Annual School Millage
Spring Hill 41.8 Mills School Tax
The question to maintain the present school tax levy of 41.8 mills on the dollar of assessed value of taxable property located in this school district. This represents no change from the previous year. The total tax levy proposed includes the Uniform Rate of Tax required under Amendment 74, 25.0 mills for maintenance and operation of schools, 0 mills for dedicated maintenance and operation millage (Capital Outlay/Current Expenditures) dedicated for purposes authorized by law and 16.8 mills for debt service previously voted as a continuing debt service tax pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness. The district may use surplus revenues produced each year by debt service millage for other purposes.
There are four State Issues on the ballots. Those are listed as Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, & Issue 4. The verbiage of these issues are published separately in the paper by the State.