Arkansas polls close in midterm election with Cotton and Sanders on ballot
The gist
Arkansas polls closed Tuesday in a midterm election featuring Sen. Tom Cotton and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Democrats are trying to break a 16-year drought in statewide and federal races.
How it unfolded
- Mar 3, 2026Bryan Norris and state Sen. Kim Hammer were the top two vote-getters in the GOP primary for Arkansas Secretary of State, both short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
- Mar 31, 2026U.S. Army veteran Bryan Norris and state Sen. Kim Hammer vied for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State in a primary runoff.
- Oct 5, 2026Deadline to apply to register to vote for the General Election.