Two Candidates Running for Late Arkansas Senator's Seat

Arkansas governor requests parties’ method of choosing candidates for special Senate election

Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, asks a question of a group opposed to a planned prison in Franklin County during a press conference in Little Rock on Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders officially declared state Senate District 26 a vacant seat in the Legislature, paving the way for a special election to succeed Sen. Gary Stubblefield, who died earlier this month. Sanders contacted Repu…

Two candidates running for late Arkansas senator's seat

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A pair of candidates have announced intentions to run for the late Sen. Gary Stubblefield's seat in the Arkansas Senate. Former State Rep. Mark Berry and Brad C. Simon of Paris announced their candidacies on Sept. 15 for the vacant Senate District 26 seat, which covers portions of Franklin, Johnson, Sebastian and Logan counties. The announcements come after Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent a letter to Dem…

Berry announces campaign for Stubblefield’s former seat as Governor certifies vacancy

Berry, 69, served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2021 until 2025.

Two candidates vie to fill Arkansas Senate District 26 seat after Senator Stubblefield's passing

Mark H. Berry and Brad C. Simon announced candidacies to fill the Arkansas Senate District 26 seat after Sen. Gary Stubblefield's passing.

Former state Rep. Mark Berry announces bid for late state Sen. Gary Stubblefield’s seat | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Former state Rep. Mark Berry, R-Ozark, will seek the vacant Senate District 26 seat -- formerly held by the late state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch -- in a special election, Berry announced on Monday.