Three legislative runoffs to take place June 10

Candidates in three House districts will forego rest over Memorial Day weekend in order to prepare for a runoff election to take place in less than three weeks. There will also be runoffs to decide party nominees in several county races, including the Republican nominee for Benton County Judge between Bill Adams and Dave Bisbee.

In the legislative runoffs (all Democratic primary runoffs), Garry Smith (D-Camden) will face Yancey Kyle (D-Smackover) in House District 7. Smith needed another 75 votes to avoid the runoff. In House District 16, James Word will face Delton Wright in the runoff, and in House District 58, LJ Bryant will face Jody Dickinson on June 10. There is no filed Republican opposition in any of these three districts.