(KSLA) – Three counties in southwest Arkansas had runoffs from May’s elections.
Here are the results for each of the runoffs:
Howard County
- Incumbent Howard Count Judge Kevin Smith was in a runoff for his job against justice of the peace and radio station manager, Brent Pinkerton. Pinkerton won out against Smith, unseating him with 66% of the vote.
Lafayette County
- Former Stamps Police Chief Jeff Black defeated Chief Deputy James Barnes, beating Barnes with 55% of the vote. Black will be facing Democrat Lesa Ray in the November primary election.
Miller County
- Detective Wayne Easley defeated Deputy Stephen Ward. There was no Democrat challenger, so there will be no race in November. Easley is going to become sheriff.
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