Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Sunday she will comply with two court orders and schedule special elections for March 3, 2026, to fill vacant legislative seats.The special elections follow two vacancies in the state legislature that occurred in September.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says new timeline for District 26 and District 70 races could violate military voting laws but complies with state Supreme Court order.

The 2026 midterm elections have some hotly contested Arkansas offices along with a slew of unchallenged incumbents.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has set new dates for Arkansas Senate and House special elections in Districts 26 and 70 amid legal disputes over the original timelines.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Sunday afternoon that she has scheduled March 3 special elections for the District 26 Senate seat previously held by state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, and for the District 70 House seat previously held by state Rep.

Sanders’ declarations resetting the election dates were distinctly combative in tone, casting the governor as the victim of rogue judges who Sanders accused of “intentionally ignoring statutory requirements” and “substitut[ing] judicially invented election policy for the General Assembly’s lawfully enacted statutes.

ARKANSAS, USA — Early voting will began in some Arkansas communities on Wednesday, Nov. 12, with Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 18. Here's what residents can expect to see on their ballots. However, some counties or cities may not have an election this November.

Top races that will be up for consideration in November 2026 will be Arkansas's next governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. representatives and senators, and more.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' request to put on hold two lower court rulings to move up special election dates she chose to fill two vacant seats in the General Assembly.

The special election for Arkansas Senate District 26 will have at least five GOP candidates and one independent candidate. Wade Dunn of Greenwood will run as a Republican, and