The 2026 midterm elections have some hotly contested Arkansas offices along with a slew of unchallenged incumbents.

After Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders agreed to move up the special election dates for House District 70 and Senate District 26, candidates for the respective seats welcomed the decision.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says new timeline for District 26 and District 70 races could violate military voting laws but complies with state Supreme Court order.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has set new dates for Arkansas Senate and House special elections in Districts 26 and 70 amid legal disputes over the original timelines.

Sanders’ declarations resetting the election dates were distinctly combative in tone, casting the governor as the victim of rogue judges who Sanders accused of “intentionally ignoring statutory requirements” and “substitut[ing] judicially invented election policy for the General Assembly’s lawfully enacted statutes.

Gov. Sanders has set dates for special elections in House District 70 and Senate District 26 to comply with the circuit court's Oct. 31 ruling.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced she will comply with two court orders and schedule special elections to fill vacant legislative seats.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' request to put on hold two lower court rulings to move up special election dates she chose to fill two vacant seats in the General Assembly.

ARKANSAS, USA — Early voting will began in some Arkansas communities on Wednesday, Nov. 12, with Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 18. Here's what residents can expect to see on their ballots. However, some counties or cities may not have an election this November.

The Arkansas Supreme Court denied the governor's requests to stay and consolidate the two special election cases, but granted an expedited consideration.

In an order filed Nov. 12, the Arkansas Supreme Court has denied the request to stay the lower court's ruling.