Craighead County, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Candidate filings in municipal races across Craighead County are in full swing.

Below is a list of candidates who’ve filed for various municipal government positions since July 29, when filing began. It continues through Aug. 5 at noon.

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Candidates are listed in the order they filed. This article will be updated as more candidates file.

Filed July 29:

Candidate		City	Office	Ward	Position
John Street		Jonesboro	Alderman	4	1
Brandon Decker		Monette	Alderman	2	2
Kristian Nuckles		Monette	Alderman	1	2
Aaron Uthoff		Monette	Alderman	2	1
Mark Rolland		Monette	Alderman	3	1
Gary Qualls		Monette	Alderman	1	1
Daniel Haynes		Lake City	Mayor
Linda Annette Upton		Egypt	Recorder/Treasurer
Paula Martin		Bay	City Clerk/Treasurer
Paul Keith		Bay	Mayor
Lila Simmons		Egypt	Alderman		4
Gary Barr		Egypt	Alderman		2
James Barron Upton		Egypt	Mayor
Della Annette Hufstedler		Egypt	Alderman		5
Velva Joy Lingo		Egypt	Alderman		3
Rick Walters		Bono	Alderman	1	2
Joe “Bo” James		Caraway	Mayor
Barbara Dunivan		Cash	Alderman		2
James Carl Wilson, Jr.		Jonesboro	Alderman	5	1
Dr. Charles Coleman		Jonesboro	Alderman	2	1
Teddy Qualls		Lake City	Alderman	1	2
Blake Davis		Lake City	Alderman	3	2
Carol M. Duncan		Jonesboro	City Attorney
Janice Porter		Jonesboro	Alderman	1	1
Bradley Ledgerwood		Cash	Alderman		1

Filed July 30:

Candidate		City	Office	Ward	Position
Jason Cooper		Brookland	Alderman	1	2
Tabatha Pettit		Cash	Alderman		4
Thomas Ed Dunigan		Monette	Treasurer
Brett Hickman		Black Oak	Alderman		4
Henry E. “Eddie” Dunnigan		Black Oak	Mayor
William David Gambill		Brookland	Alderman	3	2
Pamela McGee		Brookland	Alderman	2	2
Brenda Hutcheson		Lake City	Alderman	1	2
Bob Blankenship		Monette	Mayor

Filed July 31:

Candidate		City	Office	Ward	Position
Abby Vaughn		Bono	Alderman	2	2
LJ Bryant		Jonesboro	Alderman	5	1
Jackie Davis, Jr.		Lake City	Mayor
Patti Lack		Jonesboro	Alderman	5	1
Terri Cureton		Cash	Treasurer
Michael Cureton		Cash	Mayor

Filed Aug. 3:

Candidate		City	Office	Ward	Position
Vince Pearcy		Jonesboro	Alderman	5	1
Lisa Maynard Sitz		Lake City	City Clerk/Treasurer
Cameron Tate		Lake City	Mayor
Hunter Phillips		Bono	Alderman	2	1
Chad Eric Moody		Lake City	Alderman	3	2
Danny Shaw		Bono	Mayor
Kenneth Jones		Brookland	Mayor
Kenneth Lee Vaughn		Black Oak	Alderman		5
Tony A. Hickman		Black Oak	Alderman		2
Katherine Wells		Lake City	Alderman	3	1

Filed Aug. 4:

Candidate		City	Office	Ward	Position
Troy Douglas		Black Oak	Alderman		3
Garrett Combs		Bay	Alderman	2	2
Colton W. Scott		Cash	Mayor

Filed Aug. 5:

Candidate	City	Office	Ward	Position
Clayton Douglas	Black Oak	Alderman		1
Floyd Layne	Bono	Alderman	3	1
Zachary Worley	Bay	Alderman	3	2
Adam Keith Nichols	Bay	Alderman	1	1
LM Duncan	Bono	Alderman	3	2
Brandon Walker	Cash	Alderman		5

Early voting for the 2026 general election begins Oct. 19 and will conclude Nov. 2. Election Day will be Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The deadline to register to vote for this election is Monday, Oct. 5. Click here for voter registration information.

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