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The Sebastian County clerk who faces a harassment lawsuit filed by employees has lost his bid for another two-year term.

Turnout in the Arkansas primary has been mixed, with polling locations in hot races seeing steady crowds Tuesday while other spots have hosted few voters.

Candidates for Arkansas' only U.S. House seat held by a Democrat were hoping to win their parties' nominations outright Tuesday in the state's primary, capping an otherwise lackluster campaign season devoid of any major statewide matchups.

Polls are open for Arkansas voters casting ballots in this year's primary election.

Secretary of State Mark Martin is reminding voters to go to the polls tomorrow to vote in the Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial elections.

Former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is considering a run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2014 after Congressman Mike Ross opted against a bid.

Two Democrats running for congressional office in Arkansas say they supported gay marriage long before President Barack Obama endorsed the idea last week.

Monday night, the Arkansas Secretary of State's Office announced 88,000 registered voters took advantage of early voting state-wide in the primary election.

Candidates for congressional seats in east and south Arkansas expressed confidence Monday that they can win their parties' nominations outright, but they also prepared for the possibility that a divided electorate could send the races into a three-week runoff campaign.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and a state lawmaker who says a redistricting panel improperly lowered the number of black voters in his district are expected to testify in federal court.

A panel of three federal judges has dismissed Secretary of State Mark Martin from part of the lawsuit that claims a redistricting panel improperly diluted the black vote in an east Arkansas Senate district.

Arkansas won't award any delegates to a lawyer running against President Barack Obama in Tuesday's primary, despite predictions that he could pull significant support in a state where the president is unpopular, the state Democratic Party announced Thursday.

From opposing abortion in most cases to criticizing President Barack Obama's policies, the three Democrats running to succeed outgoing Congressman Mike Ross are touting their conservative credentials in a south Arkansas district that is trending more Republican.

Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to attend an event honoring former Sen. Dale Bumpers and his wife, Betty, at the University of Arkansas later this month.

The Libertarian Party of Arkansas is fielding candidates to run in Arkansas' four congressional districts, including a former state legislator who ran as a Green Party candidate two years ago.

U.S. Sen. John McCain is backing Tom Cotton's bid for the Republican nomination for a south Arkansas congressional seat.

A tea party political action committee has announced its endorsement of Republican Tom Cotton in Arkansas 4th Congressional District race.

A federal judge has denied the state's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the redrawn boundaries of an east Arkansas state Senate seat.

Early voting is set to begin for the May 22 primary and non-partisan judicial election.

Republican Congressman Tim Griffin and Democratic rival Herb Rule are speaking on job creation and other issues as they address the Delta Grassroots Caucus.

A federal judge is considering a challenge to a newly redrawn state Senate district in eastern Arkansas.

Nineteen high school seniors who have never had a say in politics will now be able to vote this November. They registered to vote at Tuesday's Rock the Vote rally in North Little Rock.

An address by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will conclude the 2011-2012 American Studies Institute Distinguished Lecture Series at Harding University in Searcy.

Gov. Mike Beebe testified in federal court Tuesday that he wanted to keep the black voting-age population high in an east Arkansas Senate district, but that he and the redistricting panel he chaired had to consider all of the state's legislative districts.

Pastor says Easter is a time many congregations experience an influx of members and visitors. So today is a good day to recruit members for church and the ballot box.

Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas is making it clear to friends and supporters that he's definitely running for a third term in 2014.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is heading to Arizona on vacation.

The Green Party of Arkansas says it's nominated former Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith - who was ruled ineligible for the ballot as a Democrat - for a state House seat.

An Arkansas judge has dismissed former lawmaker and Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith's felony theft conviction while state Democrats are suing to keep the ex-legislator off the May primary ballot for his old House seat.

Arkansas legislators look to go home soon, but not before making history.

An animal rights group is offering a reward of up to $5,000 to help find the person who killed a cat that belonged to the family of a congressional candidate's campaign manager.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has signed into law legislation spelling out the state's $4.7 billion budget for the coming year.

A federal judge has scheduled a May 7 trial over a lawsuit that challenges the boundaries of a newly redrawn state Senate district in eastern Arkansas.

Arkansas Congressman Tim Griffin has withdrawn his support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

The one-week filing period for office in Arkansas begins this week, and both major parties have plenty on the line as they kick off the 2012 campaign season.

A Republican plan to cut $21 million from state spending faced criticism Thursday from Democrats who accused GOP lawmakers of politicizing the budget process and proposing potentially devastating cuts for some Arkansas agencies.

An Arkansas lawmaker says he was suffering from dehydration when he was taken from the state Capitol to the hospital, but is feeling better.

Arkansas lawmakers are looking at proposed budgets for public schools and prisons as they prepare for this year's legislative session.

GOP congressional candidate Marcus Richmond says he's dropping out of the race in Arkansas' 4th district and that he's endorsing former rival Tom Cotton.

The campaigns for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum have filed paperwork to appear on Arkansas' ballot for the Republican presidential primary.

A state senator pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges brought after he allegedly led law officers on a high-speed car chase through two counties early last year.

The Arkansas House of Representatives elects its first African-American speaker. Representative Darrin Williams (D-Little Rock) says he's ready to serve next year but the elections in the fall could change that.

Republican Congressman Tim Griffin says he's raised more than $180,000 in the last three months of 2011 for his re-election bid.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has again rejected the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that would require Arkansas citizens to vote on any new tax increase.

House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers. The breakthrough almost certainly spares workers an average $20 a week tax increase Jan. 1.

An adviser to Michele Bachmann says the Minnesota congresswoman is ending her bid to win the Republican presidential nomination after coming in last in the Iowa caucuses

State Democratic Party Chairman Will Bond says he won't run for a congressional seat representing central Arkansas.

Legislation to keep elected officials' pay flat for the coming year and pay for 13 new judgeships around Arkansas is headed to the governor's desk.

Former governor Mike Huckabee says he's supporting Beth Anne Rankin's bid for the Republican nomination for a congressional seat representing south Arkansas.

Election officials said Wednesday that they won't block a former Arkansas lawmaker who resigned after a felony theft conviction from running for his old seat.