The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The final stretch

With one week out, there are several Arkansas legislative races that remain toss-ups, with several others being close enough that turnout will likely determine the winner. The current composition of the House is 75D, 25R, and the Senate is 27D, 8R. Here's a rundown of the most competitive House races:

Closest races:
HD29: Scott Smith (D) vs. Ann Clemmer (R) (seat currently D)
HD42: Val Yagos (D) vs. Jane English (R) (currently D)
HD43: Jim Nickels(D) vs. Steven Meckfessel (R) (currently D)
HD49: Keith Williams (D) vs. Jonathan Dismang (R) (currently D)
HD50: Monty Betts (D) vs. Kyle Reeves (R) (currently D)
HD62: Bill Walters (D) vs. Terry Rice (R) (currently R)
HD64: Mike Bock (D) vs. Stephanie Malone (R) (currently R)
HD67: Rep. Steve Breedlove (D) vs. John VanGorder(R) (curr. D)
HD68: Thomas Akin (D) vs. Andrea Lea (R) & 1other (curr. R)
HD87: Earl Hunton (D) vs. Rep. Mark Martin (R) (currently R)

  Races that remain too competitive to call:
HD38: John Edwards (D) vs. Kelly Eichler (R) (seat currently D)
HD81: Danny Rowe (D) vs. Karen Hopper (R) & 1 other (curr. R)
HD70: J.P. Bewley (D) vs. Robert Dale (R) & 2 others (curr. R)
HD85: Bill Witty (D) vs. John Burris (R) (currently R)
HD89: Rep. Jim House (D) vs. Gene Long (R) (currently D)
HD91: David Stoppel (D) vs. Rep. Bryan King (R) (currently R)



The only competitive senate race (SD 30) is too close to call. I'm off to Fayetteville to take some depositions and will be away for most of the day. Click the districts below for a profile of each House race:



What say you?