Democrats work to flip Little Rock-area congressional seat

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Democratic race for a U.S. House seat in central
Arkansas features a state legislator touted by the party’s congressional
campaign as its best chance to reclaim the Republican-held district and three
candidates who are trying to run to his left, especially on health care.

State Rep. Clarke Tucker has outpaced the field in fundraising for the May 22
Democratic primary to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill in Arkansas’ 2nd
Congressional District. Tucker is running against two schoolteachers and
activists – Paul Spencer and Gwen Combs – and Jonathan Dunkley, the director of
operations for the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service.

If no one wins a majority of the vote, the top two candidates will face off in
a June 19 primary.

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