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Springdale is the fourth-largest city in Arkansas,United States. It is located in both Washington and Benton counties in Northwest Arkansas. Located on the Springfield Plateau deep in the Ozark Mountains,Springdale has long been an important industrial city for the region. In addition to several trucking companies,the city is home to the world headquarters of Tyson Foods,the world's largest meat producing company. Originally named Shiloh,the city changed its name to Springdale when applying for a post office in 1872. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 69,797 at the 2010 Census.
Fayetteville is the second-largest city in Arkansas,the county seat of Washington County,and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains,deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829,the city was named after Fayetteville,Tennessee,from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3,1836,and was rechartered in 1867. The three-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 102nd in terms of population in the United States with 560,709 in 2021 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 95,230 in 2021.
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 the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop 1,376 acres on Crowley's Ridge.
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Arkansas,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The State government of Arkansas is divided into three branches:executive,legislative and judicial. These consist of the state governor's office,a bicameral state legislature known as the Arkansas General Assembly,and a state court system. The Arkansas Constitution delineates the structure and function of the state government. Since 1963,Arkansas has had four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Like all other states,it has two seats in the U.S. Senate.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 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 elections of other federal and state offices,including the governor of Arkansas and a United States senator.
The 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. Arkansas is one of the eight states and one territory of the United States that limit governors to two terms for life in their constitutions,along with California,Delaware,Michigan,Mississippi,Missouri,Nevada,the Northern Mariana Islands,and Oklahoma. The winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election is scheduled to be sworn in on January 10,2023.
The 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Arkansas. The election will coincide with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Arkansas. Primary elections were held on May 24. Arkansas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
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