According to the Cross County Clerk’s office, a total of 777 people have already voted early in the March 5 primary election. Early voting began last week with 121 people casting their ballots on Monday. Early voting will continue through next Monday, March 4. Election Day is one week from today.
There are several local elections of interest on the Tuesday, March 5 ballot along with the national primaries. There are races for seats on both the Wynne and Cross County School Boards. Incumbent Stacie Caldwell Schlenker will face challengers Emily Watts and Dub Smith for the Wynne School Board Zone 3 seat. Lakeisha Jones and Kenneth Tyler Pulley are candidates for Cross County School Board in Zone 7. The seat was held by the late Craig Walker with Jones appointed to complete the term upon Walker’s death.
Incumbent Amy Imboden will face Renee Boeckmann for the Justice of the Peace District 1 seat, while incumbent Jerry Rushing will face Jay Gahr for the JP District 8 seat. There is also a race for Constable District 1 between Chris Bouland and Rome Helton.
There are also races in both the Republican and Democratic primary for House District 35, the seat formerly held by Milton Nicks. The district includes the Parkin area of Cross County. The Republican candidates are Robert Thorne, Jr. of Marion, and Gary Tobar of Turrell. The Democratic candidates are Demetris Johnson, Jr. of Earle, Raymond Whiteside of Marion, Jessie McGruder of Marion, and Sherry Holliman of Marion.
The ballot also includes a renewal vote on the one-cent sales tax supporting CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne.
