Schwarz, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2018, has said he wants to fight global warming and bring a space program to the area, along with legalizing marijuana use. The four have debated for weeks in community forums over issues including policing, parks, public records, a canceled citywide festival and how best to grow the Capital city. text-align: left; font-size: .9em; In a statement over the weekend, he said the city has put social workers in the field, funded conflict resolution programs for at-risk youth and targeted patrols in high-crime areas of the city. background-color: white; height: 56px; } Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. text-align: left !important; } Whitaker, 66, presumably will face. .infobox p { Yes, it [LITfest] had to be canceled. position: relative; Mayor Frank Scott Jr., 38, is seeking a second term this fall. .indicate_scroll { .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { If no candidate for mayor receives at least 40% of the vote in the Nov. 8 election, the top two candidates will move on to a December runoff. margin: 0px 10px; LITTLE ROCK, Ark. From left, Incumbent Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., Glen Schwarz, Steve Landers Sr., and Greg Henderson field questions during a candidate forum held Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, in Little Rock. Aspiring candidates for Little Rock mayor as well as six ward positions on the city board of directors can pick up election packets from the city clerk's office beginning this week, the city announced Wednesday. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. background-color: grey; Whitaker is the Democratic Party's nominee for state treasurer; she ran unopposed in the primary. Indications are the campaign involves significant contributions and spending. The mayors had four years to solve the crime problem and nothing has been done, Landers said Monday. Mayoral election in Little Rock, Arkansas (2022). text-align: left; Arkansas Advocate is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. background-color: #f9f9f9; Landers conceded in remarks to supporters on election night. $('.showResponses').hide(); Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. background-color: #dac113; } Mayor Frank Scott Jr. simply said mistakes were made in how it was handled, and it was a learning moment. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { font-size: 1.25em; In 2020 . } background-color: #6db24f; U.S. Congress | text-align: center; } width: 100%; Arkansas Advocate is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; All three challengers are white. .results_table { .survey-result {padding:10px;} .clearfix { } display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 4px; Individuals can also obtain candidate information packets online at littlerock.gov/elections. 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It wont change overnight.. overflow-y: hidden; Elections in 2023 | Two other prospective candidates, Loretta Hendrix and Pam Whitaker, announced bids for Little Rock mayor but later decided to pursue another office. color: white; Scott, the city's first popularly elected Black mayor, faces three challengers in the coming November election. .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { On the campaign trail, he frequently referred to the number of new jobs added under his administration. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. DEIJ Policy | Ethics Policy | Privacy Policy. Landers, 69, officially announced his candidacy last year, the day after a sales-tax package championed by Scott failed at the polls. .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { } LITTLE ROCK, Ark. padding-bottom: 3px; (function() { font-size: 12px; (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo), Multiple People Rescued From Burning Indianapolis Building, Mistrial Declared in Tucson for Man Charged in Girl's Death, Wisconsin Substance Center Owes $2m in Medicaid Fraud Case. There were no incumbents in this race. background-color: #6db24f; display: block; } } font-style: italic; margin-bottom: .75em; font-size: 1.2em; .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} .race_footer { } Over the last five years, homicides have increased by 35%. line-height: 1.5em; div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } $('.hideResponses').hide(); .results_table_container { Source. } } .inner_percentage { We still need more, and well continue to do that. Greg Henderson, president and chief marketing officer of Rock City Eats, is one of the three challengers so far hoping to unseat Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. in the November election. div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Scott was a vice president at First Security Bank in Little Rock from 2012 to 2018. vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; clearInterval(nTimer); His current term ends on December 31, 2026. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { }, What's on my ballot? Election day is here in Arkansas and voters have until 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday to cast their ballots in 2022 May primary. Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and food blogger Greg Henderson have not responded. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type {

color: #fff; Adjust the city contract bidding process to ensure Little Rock contracts with capable local business when available. 100% remote. Mayoral elections in Little Rock are nonpartisan. But Scott is running in a midterm election where violent crime has become a pivotal issue nationwide, with Republicans eager to paint Democratic mayors as unable to protect their cities. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. position: relative; Candidates were asked how the city should move forward on addressing economic growth.

   .contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} 	} 	} Federal Election Commission records show he's donated to several Republican candidates and the state GOP in recent years, but also to some Democrats. He acknowledged that his campaign came up short and congratulated Scott.  	} 	font-weight: bold;  	.results_table { 		background-color: #f4f4f4;  This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. 	padding-left: 10px; .widget-key { .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} Landers: LITfest was a bad idea from the startIt was a political rally for our mayorPeople who used to work for the mayor were going to get their pockets lined., Schwarz: Riverfest failed about 10 years agoLITfest probably wasnt a criminal deal. .widget-img { 	.image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { 		left: 0px; Work within our homeless and unsheltered communities to ensure the needs of every resident of Little Rock is met, housed or not. Schwarz: Weve got a city that can provide leadership in a variety of ways. 		.race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { The event was scheduled for last weekend but cancelled days before due to alleged contract violations. 		color: #888; 	.indicate_scroll {  Candidates for Little Rock Mayor debated over the top issues in the city Monday night, as the November election inches closer. 		width: 90%; 	.results_row { margin-bottom:0px; The required petition to file as a candidate for office must be signed by at least 50 qualified electors of Little Rock. 			} 	} Contact Editor Sonny Albarado for questions: info@arkansasadvocate.com. Scott responded that there is no new FBI stat and accused Landers of citing numbers from an invalid source. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => {  Our city is dangerous, Landers said. The city remains racially divided, with whites making up about half of Little Rocks population. 			overflow-x: scroll; All four men are candidates in the Little Rock mayoral election in November. Resetting the deadlines would require legislative changes to state law, Ark. Little Rock has an opportunity to be a catalyst for the new South, Scott told The Associated Press in an interview earlier this year. 			width: 350px; 		font-style: italic; The 2022 Gainesville mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022, electing the new Mayor of Gainesville, Florida.Incumbent mayor Lauren Poe is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. } Crime in Little Rock is also factoring into other races in the state. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? 	.outer_percentage { In 2021 he began a commercial real estate service to help new and existing businesses plan for locations, buy or lease locations, and develop strategies to make them profitable quickly. [ELECTION 2022: Get live updates on Arkansas election results  arkansasonline.com/elections].  $('.collapse').collapse('show'); 	.mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { 	.votebox-results-cell--check { 		display: inline-block; The Central Arkansas Library System, KUAR, and the League of Women Voters of Pulaski County hosted the forum in the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rocks River Market district. How to run for office | The fourth mayoral hopeful, car dealer Steve Landers, voiced no opposition to the proposed state constitutional amendment while saying: I will do what the people of the state of Arkansas decide to do.. 	} In the meantime, this years Nov. 1 filing deadline has other negative effects on Arkansas municipal campaigns, Sebold said. Hes also been endorsed by some of the Black students who integrated Central High. Code Ann. 
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. .widget-row { Little Rock mayoral candidate Steve Landers shares online that he has voted in the 2022 elections. 	} Sarah Huckabee Sanders, republican candidate for governor, voted this morning at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ in Little Rock, joined by her husband and children. [1] At age 38, Reeves will became the youngest Pensacolian to hold the office in 101 years. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. 				overflow-y: auto; 		margin-top: 0px; How to run for office |  		top: -5px; $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { Government.  We stand for progress, and were not going back as a city., An enthusiastic crowd filled much of the 315-seat Riverfest area theater and responded with applause to comments from candidates in what the moderator called a very spirited debate.. 	background-color: grey; 		padding-left: 0; Click here to read the survey answers.  	} } The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henderson's responses. Just like Riverfest, its hard to get a festival going., Henderson: We have to see how to separate the ideas and the execution. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.    .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} 2022 Arkansas Mayor Little Rock Election Results Election Date: Nov. 8, 2022 | Updated 6:14 PM EST Nov. 30, 2022 Mayor - Little Rock 99.50% Est. 	color: white; Finishing second in the four-candidate field was retired auto dealer Steve Landers Sr. at 38.3%. The Arkansas Advocate asked the Little Rock mayoral candidates Monday to provide campaign contribution and spending information right away to help voters. 		font-size: 12px; 	padding-left: 10px; Prioritize infill by incentivising rebuilding our vacant lots and rehabilitating structures on our unsafe/vacant list. Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford). 	}  (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) Three candidates for Little Rock mayor, including incumbent Frank Scott Jr., expressed full-throated support Monday night for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. 	.non_result_row { .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} 		display: table; This service is free to readers and other news outlets. 		font-size: 2em; I am a lifelong citizen of the Little Rock area and a neighbor to 200,000 other people that share this common connection. 	.percentage_number { Frank Scott Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. 	} In analyzing how she went from "political rock star to rock bottom," The Chicago Tribune claimed Lightfoot campaigned in 2019 by arguing crime was too high, saying she wanted Chicago to be the "safest big city . Henderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. 		background-color: #003388; .widget-row { 		padding-left: 16px; He supplied these figures: $45 in campaign contributions and $400 in expenditures. The Arkansas Advocate is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to tough, fair daily reporting and investigative journalism that holds public officials accountable and focuses on the relationship between the lives of Arkansans and public policy. border:1px solid #FFB81F; 	font-weight: bold; })  	.votebox_legend { Because no candidate reached 50% of the vote, there was a runoff election on November 8, 2022. U.S. President | 	.votebox-scroll-container { Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { 		font-size: 0.9em; 		background-color: #f9d334; Scotts election in 2018 was a landmark for a city long known for the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, when nine Black students were escorted into the school in front of an angry white mob. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { $('.hideResponses').show(); .infobox { Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. 			} Federal courts | 	.votebox-results-cell--number { We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. 		padding-bottom: 7px; 		padding-left: 8px; 
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, See also:Mayoral election in Little Rock, Arkansas (2022). }) 		background-color: #003388; 		background-color: #ccc; 		background-color: #db0000; Create Stronger Neighborhoods by: Implement a stronger, more strategic city planning to make sure growth is happening in ways that are best for the long term viability of Little Rock. Scott, a former member of the state highway commission, became Little Rocks first elected Black mayor in a runoff election. "I saw the crime problems our city was in, the pothole problems, the drainage problems, the lack of things to do for people . } } } 	.inner_percentage.Green { Mondays mayoral forum stretched almost 75 minutes, featuring opening and closing statements from each candidate and questions pitched to all four by moderator Michael Hibblen, news director at KUAR public radio. I believe that means listening to people who dont agree with you, collaborating with people that have a different view of the world, and understanding that our collective power as a city is far better when we make decisions with open ears and an open mind. 	} 		font-weight: 200; Throughout his career he has worked to help small businesses through consulting, marketing, and business planning. 	.outer_percentage { a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } 		display: inline-block; 		margin-top: 0px; 	font-size: .9em; With this amendment, we could do better than what we have right now, but it is a step forward, Henderson said. State legislature | Scott's election in 2018 was a landmark for a city long known for the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, when nine Black students were escorted into the school in front of an angry white mob.