Jefferson County Judge Mike Holcomb and Dorothy Hall, a retired Extension Service executive, will face each other in a runoff Tuesday for the Democratic nomination to the state House of Representative’s District 10 post. The winner will face Republican Charles Roberts of Rison in the general election Nov. 6.
Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday for the runoff election.
During the May 22 primary election, official results showed:
• Holcomb received 1,896 votes (45 percent)
• Hall received 1,235 votes (30 percent).
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A third candidate, Star City Mayor Gene Yarbrough, received 1,046 votes in the primary.
Holcomb
Holcomb said he hasn’t changed up any of his campaign strategies for the runoff.
“I don’t really feel any change is needed. I did pretty well the first time,” Holcomb said Thursday.
Holcomb said with his extensive background and multiple endorsements, he feels he has the upper hand. He is optimistic and feels that he has gained more supporters leading into the runoff Tuesday.
Holcomb’s concerns include education and finances.
“We also need to upgrade more vocational programs within the schools,” he said.
Holcomb is feeling pretty good about the runoff.
“It’s been a long campaign and I’ve worked pretty hard,” he said.
Holcomb has been the Jefferson County judge since 2006. He has served as vice president of the County Judges Association of Arkansas and has served two terms on the county quorum court.
Hall
Hall said she has been talking to citizens to find out their concerns since the beginning.
“I have knocked on over 5,000 doors within this district,” Hall said Thursday.
Hall said she has gotten a pretty positive response from voters and counts her organizational skills among her strengths.
Her main focus is on restoring economic prosperity within the district.
“I’m truly running to make a difference.”
Hall feels the reason she did not win the primary was due to the fact that she had never been elected to office.
She said her name was not as well known as Holcomb’s was. She said she is not surprised that she made it to the runoff, however.
Hall is a retired University of Arkansas Cooperation Extension Service executive and spent eight years on board of directors of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas. She has also served on the Sheridan School Board.