LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ With victories in special elections, Republicans will
continue to control the 35-member Arkansas Senate next year. Control of the
House will be determined in November.Breanne Davis of Russellville defeated Democrat Teresa Gallegos in a special
election Tuesday. In the Cabot area, Ricky Hill defeated Democrat Steven
McNeely.
Republicans hold 11 of 17 “holdover” Senate seats not on the ballot this
year, and five seats this year had only GOP candidates. With those posts,
Tuesday’s victories give Republicans at least 18 seats, while Democrats have at
least seven.
Republicans control 40 seats in the Arkansas House already, and Democrats have 14. The November ballot will have 46 House races.
Republicans took control of the legislature in the 2012 election. It was the
first time the GOP held power since Reconstruction.
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