Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at six vote centers in Carroll County for the 2022 preferential primary on Tuesday, May 24.

Voters can choose to cast their ballots in either the Republican or Democratic primary, although there are no contested races among local candidates in the Democratic primary. The Republican primary, however, will determine the next county sheriff, circuit clerk and county tax collector as all the candidates in those races — five for sheriff, three for circuit clerk and two for tax collector — are running as Republicans.

Matthew Dunham, Bobby Engles, Brad Handley, Robert Kennedy and Daniel Klatt are candidates for sheriff. Sara Huffman, Toni Hulsey and Denise Simone are running for circuit clerk, while Brittany Blok and Krista Burnett are candidates for tax collector.

The Republican primary will also determine the next District 4 Justice of the Peace. Geneice McCall and Hunter Rivett are seeking that position, in the only contested race for a seat on the Carroll County Quorum Court.

Five candidates are seeking the Republican nomination to the District 28 seat in the Arkansas State Senate: State Sen. Bob Ballinger of Ozark, Bryan King of Green Forest, Bob Largent of Harrison, state Rep. Keith Slape of Compton and Ted Walker of Huntsville. Jim Wallace of Eureka Springs is unopposed in the Democratic primary and will face the Republican winner in November’s general election.

Brian Ayers of Oak Grove and State Rep. Harlan Breaux of Holiday Island are seeking the Republican nomination for the District 6 seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives. The winner will move on to face Libertarian Dakota Logan of Eureka Springs and Democrat Markeeta Tucker of Harrison in November. Harrison is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Three candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for county judge. They are Rodney Ballance Jr., Bud Phillips and David Writer. James “Rusty” Rusterholz Jr. is unopposed in the Democrat primary and will be on the general election ballot in November, as will the Republican primary winner and independents Robert Lynn and Kelly Wood.

Carroll County Clerk Connie Doss, treasurer Makita Williams and coroner David Slaton, all Republicans, are unopposed in their bids for re-election, as is assessor Jeannie Davidson, a Democrat.

Running unopposed for re-election to the quorum court are District 1 JP Jack Deaton, District 3 JP Harrie Farrow, District 5 JP Matt Phillips, District 6 JP Craig Hicks, District 7 JP Kellie Matt, District 8 JP Don McNeely, District 9 JP Roger Hall and District 11 JP John Howerton. Other unopposed candidates are Bruce Wright in District 2 and Jerry King in District 10. All the JP candidates are Republicans except Farrow and Howerton, who are Democrats, and Deaton, who filed as an independent.

Republicans Randall Dickinson and Randy Langhover are running for constable as Republicans in the northeast district. Democrat Robert “Butch” Hanby and Republican Todd Summers in the central district are unopposed in the primary and will be on the November general election ballot along with independent Trace Glisson. Republican Jay Galyen is the only candidate for western district constable.

Carroll County voters may cast their ballots at any of the six vote centers in the county. Vote Centers are located at Freeman Heights Baptist Church, 522 W. Freeman Ave. in Berryville; St. Elizabeth Parish Center, 232 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs; Green Forest United Methodist Church, 100 S. Springfield in Green Forest; Holiday Island Country Club, No. 1 Country Club Drive in Holiday Island; Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church, 74 County Road 624 in Oak Grove; and Osage Baptist Church, 16475 Highway 103 South in Alpena. Every voter is assigned to a precinct, but their ballot will be available at any of the polling sites.

Voters must show appropriate photo ID or vote a provisional ballot. If the voter doesn’t bring appropriate photo ID to the county clerk’s office by noon the Monday after the election, their vote will not be counted. Driver’s licenses used as photo ID must be valid in the state of Arkansas. Absentee ballots are also required to have appropriate photo ID.

Sample ballots may be viewed online at www.voterview.org.

A runoff election, if necessary, will be held Tuesday, June 21.