Voters in eight school districts in Benton and Washington counties will make choices today in contested school board races.
Polls open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
Where do I vote?
Benton County voters must go the polling site for the precinct where they reside. In some areas, only portions of precincts can vote. For questions, call the county clerk’s offices: (479) 271-1013 for Benton County and (479) 444-1711 in Washington County.
BENTON COUNTY
Bentonville School Board Zone 1
Bella Vista Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road, Bella Vista
Precincts 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 60, 65, 66 and 72
Decatur School Board Zone 4
Decatur Municipal Building, 310 Maple St., Decatur
Precinct 4
Gentry School Board Zone 3
Gentry Methodist Church, 102 W. First St., Gentry
Precincts 6, 7 and 15
Rogers School Board Zone 5
Rogers Christian Church, 2421 W. Oak St., Rogers
Precincts 18, 38, 39, 40, 43, 56, 68, 70 and 71
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
Voters in Fayetteville, Farmington, Prairie Grove and West Fork may cast votes at any polling site. Voters will be asked for identification, but they are not required to show it. Voters will be asked for their name, address and date of birth.
Polling sites
Farmington Baptist Church, 49 W. Main St., Farmington
Baldwin Church of Christ, 4399 Huntsville Road, Fayetteville
Buckner Baptist Church, 2748 Wyman Road, Fayetteville
First United Presbyterian Church, 695 E. Calvin St., Fayetteville
Yvonne Richardson Center, 240 E. Rock St., Fayetteville
Prairie Grove Christian Church, 611 Wayne Villines Road, Prairie Grove
West Fork Community Center, 222 Weber St., West Fork
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The following precincts will decide contested races, with some precincts divided into more than one school district:
Fayetteville School Board Zone 2
Elkins and Elkins-House District; Fayetteville precincts 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 21, 25 and 29; Prairie Township 2 and Prairie Township 5; and Richland
Farmington School Board, Position 3
Center, Center-House District and Center 2; Farmington 1 and 2 and Farmington-Senate District; Fayetteville precincts 20, 27, 32, 43, 46 and 48; Harmon; Litteral; and Marrs Hill
Prairie Grove School Board, Position 3
Boston; Cane Hill; Center and Center 2; Cove Creek; Farmington 2 and Farmington-Senate District; Harmon; Litteral; Marrs Hill; Prairie Grove City, House District and Senate District; Prairie Grove Township and Senate District; Rheas Mill; Starr Hill; Valley and Valley-House District; and Wedington.
West Fork School Board, Position 3
Cove Creek and Cove Creek-Senate District; Crawford; Greenland Township; Lees Creek; Reed; Valley, Valley-House District and Valley-Senate District; West Fork City 1 and 2; West Fork Township and West Fork-House District; and Winslow Township
Source: Benton County and Washington County officials
Voting in Benton County will be by precinct. In Washington County, voters may cast ballots at any polling site.
In Benton County, voters in Bentonville School District's Zone 1 will decide between incumbent Rebecca Powers and challenger Eowyn Francis Moore, while Paige Sultemeier and Dulce Aguirre will compete to represent Zone 5 on the Rogers School Board.
In Decatur, Darleen Holly will challenge incumbent Loyd Smith for the Zone 4 seat on the School Board.
In Gentry, incumbent Clarence Kreger is in a contest with Nikki Rayburn-Still for Position 3 on the School Board.
In Washington County, voters in Zone 2 of the Fayetteville School District have a choice of three candidates: Jeanne Champagne, Phil Jones and Bob Maranto. If necessary, a runoff election will take place Oct. 6.
In Farmington, the School Board contest is between incumbent Tony Parsley and challenger Wade Cash.
In Prairie Grove, Mark Beaver and Casie Ruland are running for the board's Position 5 seat.
In West Fork, incumbent Deborah Harnish faces challenger Kelley Oliver for Position 3.
In school districts without contested school board races, the annual school election is done by early and absentee voting only.
Voters also will vote on millages, as required by state law. Millages stay the same regardless of whether they pass or fail at the polls. No school districts have proposed changing millages in this month's elections.
NW News on 09/15/2015