The Primary Election for Hempstead County will be held March 03, 2026. The following Vote Centers will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.:

 Hope:  Hope Community Center                               
             Jones Street, Hope  

Ozan: Ozan Fire Station
             111 City Street, Ozan                                                   

 Bingen: Bingen Community Center                             
             717 Hempstead 27N, Nashville 

Patmos: Patmos Municipal Fire Station                                       
               724 Hwy 355 E, Hope

 Blevins: Word of Faith Church                                     
                5898 South Main Street, Blevins

Saratoga: Saratoga School                                     
                 2001 Main Street, Saratoga

Cross Roads: Cross Roads Fire Station                        
                        1402 Hwy 73 West, Washington 

Spring Hill: Spring Hill Fire Department                              
                     115 Foley Lane, Hope

Fulton: Fulton Library                                                 
            302 Little River St, Fulton  

Washington: Washington Fire Station                                                   
                      103 Franklin St, Washington

McCaskill: McCaskill Community Center
                  4229 Hwy 371, McCaskill

 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 Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and concluding at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 02, 2026. Absentee votes will be opened and counted at the Hempstead County Courthouse on March 03, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The names of workers for the March 03, 2026 Election will be posted in the office of the County Clerk on February 06, 2026. 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 71801 or by delivering written notice to the Clerk’s office on the first floor of the Hempstead County Courthouse on or before February 08, 2026..

The following are the names in order as they appear on the ballots. There are three types of ballots: Republican, Democratic, or Nonpartisan.

Republican Primary Election

U.S. Senate 
Senator Tom Cotton
Micah Ashby
Jeb Little

Justice of the Peace District 1
Shelley Marie
Dr. Claudia Griffin

Secretary of State
Senator Kim Hammer
Bryan Norris
Judge Cathy Hardin Harrison   

County Sheriff    
Justin Crane
Jesus J. Coronado

Circuit Clerk  
Gail Wolfenbarger
Becky Hood

Commisioner of State Lands
Secretary of State Cole Jester
Christian Olson

State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 3
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Nick Bronni
John Adams

State Representative District 88
Lonny Mack Goodwin
Representative Dolly Henley

Circuit Judge, District 08-North, Division 2
Kolby Harper
Matthew Wade Kimmel

County Judge
Kenneth Harvel
Jerry T. Crane

Unopposed Republican Candidates
US Congress District 04, US Representative Bruce Westerman
Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Leslie Rutledge
Attorney General, Attorney General Tim Griffin
State Treasurer, State Treasurer John Thurston
Auditor of State, Auditor of State Dennis Milligan
Assessor, Renee Gilbert
Collector, Diane Honea Westbrook
Coroner, David W. Peters
County Clerk, County Clerk Karen Mitchell Smith
Treasurer, Amber Mackey
Justice of the Peace #4, Ed B. Darling
Justice of the Peace #5, Dr.Victor L. Ford
Justice of the Peace #7, Steve Atchley
Justice of the Peace #8, C. David Clayton
Justice of the Peace #10, Jay Lathrop
Justice of the Peace #11, B. Keith Steed
Constable DeRoan Township, Jeremy McBride
Constable Garland Township, Randall Hatfield
Constable Nowland Township, Jack Faulkner
Constable Ozan Township, Jacob Wayne
Constable Redland Township, Marla Gullion
Constable Saline Township, Warren Webster
Constable Springhill Constable Township, Michael Braddock
Constable Water Creek Township, Frankie Ingersoll

Unopposed Nonpartisan
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 6, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Cody Hiland
Circuit Judge, District 08-North, Division 1, Circuit Judge Joe C. Short
Prosecuting Attorney, District 08-North, Eugene Benjamin Hale, III

Democratic Primary Election

U.S. Senate
Hallie Shoffner
Mayor Ethan N. Dunbar

State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 3
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Nick Bronni
John Adams

U.S Congress District 04
James "Rus" Russell, III
Steven Layne O'Donnell

Circuit Judge, District 08-North, Division 2
Kolby Harper
Matthew Wade Kimmel

Governor
State Senator Fred Love
Supha Xayprasith-Mays

Unopposed Democratic Candidates
Secretary of State, Kelly Grappe
Justice of the Peace #3, Doris Brown
Justice of the Peace #9, Jessie Henry
Constable Bois D’Arc Township, Maurice Henry

Unopposed Nonpartisan                                                                                                                  
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 6, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Cody Hiland
Circuit Judge, District 08-North, Division 1, Circuit Judge Joe C. Short
Prosecuting Attorney, District 08-North, Eugene Benjamin Hale, III

Nonpartisan Primary Election

State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 3                                                                                 Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Nick Bronni
John Adams

Circuit Judge, District 08-North, Division 2
Kolby Harper
Matthew Wade Kimmel

Unopposed Nonpartisan                                                                                                             
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 6, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Cody Hiland
Circuit Judge, District 08-North, Division 1, Circuit Judge Joe C. Short
Prosecuting Attorney, District 08-North, Eugene Benjamin Hale, III

The annual school election will appear on all three ballot styles.

Annual School Ballots

Hope School Board
Hope Zone 3, Margaret D. Moss
Hope Zone 4, Jimmy Courtney

Annual School Millage

Hope School District 39.7 Mill School Tax
The total rate proposed above includes the uniform rate of tax of 25.0 mills (the "Statewide Uniform Rate") to be collected on all taxable property in the State and remitted to the State Treasurer pursuant to Amendment No. 74 to the Arkansas Constitution to be used solely for maintenance and operation of schools in the State. As provided in Amendment No. 74, the Statewide Uniform Rate replaces a portion of the existing rate of tax levied by this School District and available for maintenance and operation of schools in this District. The total proposed school tax levy of 39.7 mills includes 25.0 mills specifically voted for general maintenance and operation, 9.7 mills voted for debt service previously voted as a continuing levy pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness, and 5.0 new debt service mills. The 5.0 new debt service mills plus the existing 9.7 debt service mills now pledged for the retirement of existing bonded indebtedness, which debt service mills will continue after retirement of the bonds to which now pledged, will be a continuing debt service tax until the retirement of proposed bonds to be issued in the principal amount of $32,595,000, and which will mature over a period of 32 years, and will be issued for the purpose of refunding certain bonded indebtedness; constructing and equipping new facilities and making improvements to existing facilities. The surplus revenues produced each year by the debt service millage may be used by the District for other school purposes. The total proposed school tax levy of 39.7 mills represents an increase of 5.0 mills from the rate presently being levied.

Blevins School District 31.3 Mill School Tax
The total tax levy proposed above includes 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 6.30 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.

Mineral Springs School District 34.0 Mill School Tax
This represents no change from the previous year. The total tax levy proposed above includes 25.0 mills for the maintenance and operation of schools, 0 mills for dedicated maintenance and operation mills dedicated for 0 purposes, and 9 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.

Nashville School District 31.7 Mill School Tax
This represents no change from the previous year. The total tax levy proposed above includes 25 mills for the maintenance and operation of schools and 6.7 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 school purposes.

Springhill School District 41.8 Mill 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.