The following candidates filed for county offices and school boards in the River Valley during the two-week November filing period for the 2026 primary and general election.
The candidate filing period began Nov. 3 and ended at noon Nov. 12.
Candidates will be on the ballot during the preferential primary and nonpartisan general election March 3. Early voting begins Feb. 16.
The deadline to register to vote in the preferential primary and nonpartisan general election is Feb. 2.
An * denotes an incumbent.
SEBASTIAN COUNTY
Assessor
Zach Johnson * (R)
Circuit Clerk
Susie Hassett * (R)
Coroner
Jackie Davis * (R)
Rickey Boles (R)
County Clerk
Sharon Brooks * (R)
County Judge
Steve Hotz * (R)
Ken Blevins (R)
County Sheriff
John Miller (R)
Wyatt W. McIntyre (R)
Treasurer/Coll

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