On July 22, Dan Whitfield, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Arkansas, filed this opening brief in the Eighth Circuit in Whitfield v Thurston, 20-2309. This is a health crisis ballot access case. The U.S. District Court had denied injunctive relief, so he won’t be on the ballot unless he wins in the Eighth Circuit.
There is no Democratic nominee in the Arkansas U.S. Senate race. So far the only two candidates on the November ballot are the Republican and Libertarian nominees.
Given that the Libertarian nominee Ricky Harrington is an African-American, given the current political climate I think he stands a better shot at gaining national media attention and donations to his campaign than Whitfield does. It could be a real opportunity for the LP to gain some traction and attention if they play their cards right.