Arkansas Democrats Choose Primary to Select Nominee for House District 70 Special Election

Tonight, the Democratic Party of Arkansas Executive Committee voted unanimously to hold a primary election for the House District 70 Special Election.

Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Col. Marcus Jones (Ret.) said:

"District 70 was the most closely contested State House race across Arkansas during the 2024 election, with our Democratic candidate falling short by just 286 votes. Given that Democrats have overperformed by 18% in Special Elections since Trump took office, we feel confident that we can deliver another seat for Democrats in our State House.

We're looking forward to letting voters in House District 70 decide in both the primary and the general election. And to Gov. Sanders, let's make sure that we schedule the general election within 150 days this time."

Arkansas Democrats are currently aware of two candidates who will be seeking the Democratic nomination to run in House District 70: Alex Holladay and Cordelia Smith-Johnson.