Secretary of State Charlie Daniels today certified the 338 partisan and nonpartisan judicial candidates who filed for state and district office during the weeklong 2010 candidate filing period.
This Year, 338 candidates filed for the 180 open state and district offices. This number includes the 11 nonpartisan judicial candidates who previously filed by petition. Out of the 338 total candidates, 196 filed as Democrats, 108 as Republicans, and 34 as Nonpartisan Judicial.
This year, 84 of the 180 open seats are contested. This includes a record number of US Senate primary candidates in the state’s Republican primary election with a total of eight. The previous record of five US Senate primary candidates occurred in the Democratic primaries in 1932 and 1996. All four of the state’s Congressional offices are contested, along with four out of the seven state constitutional offices. 48 out of the 100 state representative seats, 14 out of the 17 open state senate seats, and 7 out of the 23 open nonpartisan judicial seats are also contested.
Secretary of State Charlie Daniels today certified the 338 partisan and nonpartisan judicial candidates who filed for state and district office during the weeklong 2010 candidate filing period.
This Year 338 candidates filing for the 180 open state and district offices. This number includes the 11 nonpartisan judicial candidates who previously filed by petition. Out of the 338 total candidates, 196 filed as Democrats, 108 as Republicans, and 34 as Nonpartisan Judicial.
This year, 84 of the 180 open seats are contested. This includes a record number of US Senate primary candidates in the state’s Republican primary election with a total of eight. The previous record of five US Senate primary candidates occurred in the Democratic primaries in 1932 and 1996. All four of the state’s Congressional offices are contested, along with four out of the seven state constitutional offices. 48 out of the 100 state representative seats, 14 out of the 17 open state senate seats, and 7 out of the 23 open nonpartisan judicial seats are also contested.
23 individuals filed notices of candidacy to run as independent candidates in the November 2 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff. In order to get on the ballot, they must submit petitions with the requisite number of valid signatures for their prospective office to the Secretary of State’s office by the May 1 deadline.
Write-in candidates must file a written notice of candidacy with the county board of election commissioners of each county in which the candidate seeks election and the Secretary of State by August 4, 2010.
The deadline to register to vote in the May 18 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election is April 19. Voters can view their voter registration status, find their polling place, and learn more about voting in Arkansas at www.votenaturally.org.
