On March 3, Arkansas held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State House, 70th district. The results: Democratic 57.38%; Republican 42.62%. Here are the returns from the Pulaski County elections office website. Scroll down one page.
When this district had last voted, in November 2024, the results had been: Republican 51.0%; Democratic 49.0%. The district is centered on North Little Rock.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders had originally set the date of this special election for November 2026, but Democrats sued and won the case, so the election was held in March 2026.
Sounds like vote fraud.
Did a lot of commies move to Arkansas recently?
You are reporting the results for early voting. Total voting was 57.4% D, 42.6% R. Election day voting was almost tied: 50.03% to 49.97%.
https://votepulaskiar.gov/wp-content/uploads/Unofficial-Sum-Gen-Results-2.pdf
The election was coincident with the primary. The Republican gubernatorial primary was uncontested, the senatorial primary was barely contested.
Kamala Harris may have carried the district in 2024. In the precincts that I checked, the Republican representative candidate ran ahead of Trump by just a bit. Harris and the Democratic representative candidate were almost the same.
Speaking in generalities, Republican voters are more likely to vote simply because there is an election. Democratic voters have to be pushed more. That explains why election day voting was almost a tie.
The special election was coincident with the primary. With no Republican gubernatorial primary there was not an incentive for Republicans to vote. There would have been some for Democrats. In addition, there was a contested Democratic primary for District 70. Democrats could come out for both elections.
In the special senate election in Texas that flipped, Democrats made 1.5 million phone calls.
Early voting should not be allowed.
thank you, Jim. I have corrected post. When I had looked at the Pulaski County website earlier, the election-day voted hadn’t been posted yet.
I agree with Occupy DemonRats.
Rigged?
Would you support Tucker Carlson for President?
Of what? I’d support him for Supreme Leader of Iran, for sure.
What about Marjorie Trailor Green?
She can suck and swallow the Schwartz from my Jewish space laser!
Marjorie Trailer Puke that is!