By Andrew DeMillo | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, Advocate readers! The midterm election effectively begins today in Arkansas, with the start of early voting. Check out today’s Arkansas Explained on the basics of early voting. We’re also taking a look at the top legislative races to watch in the state.
And this week’s editor’s commentary explores the politics of capital punishment following a botched execution in neighboring Tennessee.
And catch Editor-in-Chief Andrew DeMillo talking about the midterm election on Arkansas Week on Arkansas TV:
The Arkansas State Capitol seen from the northeast on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo by Sonny Albarado/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Tess Vrbin, Ainsley Platt and Antoinette Grajeda
Republicans are all but guaranteed to maintain their majority in both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature in 2027, with most sitting GOP House members and several of the party’s senators unopposed or not on the ballot.
Marchers at the No Kings rally in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas hold signs on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
By Antoinette Grajeda, Ainsley Platt and Tess Vrbin
Arkansas voters who attended No Kings events and a Pride celebration Saturday cited healthcare and immigration as their biggest concerns, days before the first votes are set to be cast for the November election.
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COMMENTARY
By Andrew DeMillo
A botched lethal injection in neighboring Tennessee should have prompted a serious discussion about capital punishment.
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