Judge to Rule Soon on Request to Move up House District 70 Special Election

Judge to rule soon on request to move up House District 70 special election

An Arkansas judge said Tuesday he expects to rule soon on a petition seeking to move up the special election to fill the vacant House District 70 seat. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Shawn Johnson said he plans to decide as early as Wednesday after hearing arguments from the Democratic Party of Arkansas, which filed the petition last week. The party is asking the court to require Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to set an earlier election date, arguing…

Judge vows to work 'very quickly' to render a ruling in Arkansas House District 70 special election lawsuit | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Shawn Johnson said during a hearing Tuesday he is working "very quickly" to render a decision in a case that seeks to force the governor and secretary of state to move up the special election date for Arkansas House District 70 from June 9 to March 3.

Arkansas judge says ruling to come this week on second special election lawsuit

by Ainsley Platt, Arkansas AdvocateOctober 28, 2025 An Arkansas judge said during a Tuesday hearing that he planned to rule as early as Wednesday on a petition asking to set an earlier date for a special election to fill House District 70’s vacant seat. The petition, filed last week by the Democratic Party of Arkansas in Pulaski County, seeks to force the state to move up a special election to replace the former Republican Rep. Carlton Wing, who…