Arkansas State University is a public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second largest university in Arkansas. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop 1,376 acres on Crowley's Ridge.
John Pope was a United States Senator from Kentucky, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky, Secretary of State of Kentucky, and the third Governor of Arkansas Territory.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it merged with the University of Arkansas System under its present name. The former campus of Little Rock Junior College is now (2019) the campus of Philander Smith College.
The Republican Party of Arkansas (RPA), headquartered at 1201 West 6th Street in downtown Little Rock, is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Arkansas.
Arkansas's 2010 general elections were held November 2, 2010. Primaries were held May 18, 2010 and runoffs, if necessary, were held November 23, 2010. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys, and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.
Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
James French Hill is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Marcus Edward Richmond is a businessman from Harvey, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 21, which encompasses portions of his home Scott County as well as Perry, Garland, Yell, Crawford, Sebastian, and Polk counties in the western portion of the state.
Lanny E. Fite is a retired county judge for Saline County, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 23.
Julie Ann Mayberry is an advertising executive from Hensley, Arkansas, who serves as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 27, which includes Saline and Pulaski counties in central Arkansas.
Karilyn Mae Boggan Peterson Brown, is a technical writer from Sherwood, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 41 in a portion of Pulaski County outside the capital city of Little Rock.
Leslie Dale Eaves, is a businessman from Searcy, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 46 in a portion of White County near Little Rock.
Dwight Crandall Tosh is a retired trooper of the Arkansas State Police from Jonesboro, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 52 in Craighead Poinsett, Jackson, and Independence counties in the northeastern portion of his state.
James Marvin Sturch is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate for District 19 in his native northeast Arkansas and represents Independence, Sharp, Izard, and parts of Fulton and Randolph counties. Sturch was elected to a four-year term in November 2018.
Mary Elizabeth Bentley is a businesswoman from Perryville, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 73, which encompasses parts of Yell, Pope, Perry, and Conway counties in the central portion of her state.
Will Bond is an attorney and Democratic politician from Little Rock, Arkansas. Born in Jacksonville, Bond studied political science at Vanderbilt University before earning a juris doctorate at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1995. Working as an attorney in Central Arkansas, Bond represented the Jacksonville area in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008. He was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas in 2011, serving until 2013. Bond served in the Arkansas Senate from 2016 to 2021. He lives in Little Rock with his wife Gabriel and their three children.
The 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, when incumbent Republican Winthrop Rockefeller defeated former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives Marion Crank by a small margin. Rockefeller was firstly elected in 1966, becoming the first Republican governor of the state since the end of Reconstruction. As of 2021, this is the last time St. Francis County voted for the Republican candidate.
Aaron Michel Pilkington is the Republican state representative for District 69, which includes portions of Johnson and Pope counties in northwestern Arkansas.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Arkansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
