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Turnout was low for the 2018 preferential primary and non-partisan judicial elections held in Washington County on Tuesday.
Out of 128,000 registered voters, only 17,834 votes were cast in the election. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, and only some provisional/overseas ballots left to count, the unofficial results were announced just after 9:30 p.m. at the Washington County Courthouse.
A total of 7,351 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary, and 10,284 ballots were cast for the Republican ticket. A total of 199 non-partisan only ballots were cast.
The full (unofficial) results are listed below.
Note: These results only reflect ballots cast in Washington County.
Non-Partisan Judicial
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 3
Judge Kenneth Hixon – 6,321 (37%)
State Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson – 6,440 (38%)
David Sterling – 4,148 (25%)
Democratic Party
Governor
Leticia Sanders – 2,429 (34%)
Jared K. Henderson – 4,692 (66%)
State Representative – District 86
Alderman Mark Kinion – 700 (36%)
Nicole Clowney – 1,223 (64%)
Republican Party
US Congress – District 3
Congressman Steve Womack – 8,135 (80%)
Robb Ryerse – 2,026 (20%)
Governor
Asa Hutchinson – 8,115 (80%)
Jan Morgan – 2,037 (20%)
Secretary of State
State Representative Trevor Drown – 5,060 (54%)
John Thurston – 4,369 (46%)
State Senate District 5
Representative Bob Ballinger – 483 (75%)
Senator Bryan B. King – 164 (25%)
Justice of the Peace District 5
Patrick W. Deakins – 267 (53%)
Denny Upton – 239 (47%)
Justice of the Peace District 13
Willie E. Lemming – 545 (61%)
Justice of the Peace Joel Maxwell – 354 (39%)
Fayetteville School District
45.65 Mill School Tax
For tax -6,278 (74%)
Against tax – 2,156 (26%)
