Democratic voters in White Hall, Redfield, Hardin and Jefferson will return to the polls Tuesday to decide party nominees in runoff races for Congress, state House District 10 and Jefferson County judge.
The Democratic candidates in the runoff primaries are state Sen. Gene Jeffress of Louann and attorney Q. Byrum Hurst of Hot Springs, for the District 4 congressional seat now held by Rep. Mike Ross; Dorothy A. Hall of Sheridan and Jefferson County Judge Mike Holcomb of Pine Bluff are seeking to succeed state Rep. Toni Bradford, who is term limited; and Ivan Deon Whitfield and Dutch King, both of Pine Bluff, hope to succeed Holcomb as the county’s chief executive.
Not all ballots in the White Hall and Hardin polling stations will include state House District 10. The district’s boundary lines were changed in redistricting following the 2010 census.
Tuesday’s winners will each face a Republican nominee in the November general election. Individuals who voted in May 22 Republican preferential primaries are prohibited from voting in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff.
Early votes can be cast 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday and Monday at the County Courthouse, 101 W. Barraque in Pine Bluff. Absentee ballots can be obtained from the courthouse of the county clerk from 8:30 to 5 p.m. today through Monday.
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There will be no early voting in the runoff on Saturday, election officials said.
Polls will open at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and individuals in line at 7:30 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Polling stations include White Hall City Hall, 101 Parkway; First Baptist Church of White Hall Activities Building, 8203 Dollarway Road; Hardin Baptist Church, 300 Todd Lynn Drive; Jefferson Water Co., 111 Wishbone Farm Road, Jefferson community; and American Legion Post No. 343, 800 Mark Twain Boulevard, Redfield.
Monday is the first day prospective school board members can begin circulating petitions, which must be turned in by noon July 10 in order for the candidate to be eligible to run in the September school elections.
The boundary lines for the five zones represented on the White Hall School Board were amended in January by district directors and the new zones will come into play in September.
Five of the seven directors must reside in the zone they represent, while two serve in at-large capacities.