A Republican incumbent lost his seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives Tuesday night in the primary runoff election while another staved off his challenger.
State Rep. Marsh Davis, R-Cherokee Village, lost his House District 2 seat to primary challenger Trey Steimel, an insurance agent from Pocahontas.
Meanwhile, House Republican leader Marcus Richmond of Gravelly fended off challenger Mike Jones in the House District 52 GOP primary.
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After Tuesday’s runoffs, four incumbents have been ousted so far.
There were Republican primary runoffs for seven state House seats Tuesday to determine the party’s nominees.
Runoff elections were held for the top two vote-getters in primary races in which no candidate received a majority of the vote in the May 24 primary.
HOUSE DISTRICT 2
Steimel will face Libertarian Teresa Norman in the general election for House District 2.
With an estimated 99% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Steimel 1,064
Davis 749
HOUSE DISTRICT 52
Richmond will face independent John Wayne Catlett in November.
With an estimated 99.9% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Richmond 1,160
Jones 673
HOUSE DISTRICT 39
In House District 39, Jackson County Quorum Court member Wayne Long defeated Independence County Judge Robert Griffin. Rep. Craig Christiansen, R-Bald Knob, a second-term representative, was ousted in the three-way GOP race during the primary election.
Long will face Libertarian Clayton Hall in November's general election.
With an estimated 87.5% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Long 832
Griffin 588
HOUSE DISTRICT 27
Steven Walker defeated Timmy Reid in the GOP primary to succeed state Rep. Keith Slape, R-Compton, in House District 27 on Tuesday.
Slape vacated the seat to run for state Senate.
With an estimated 99% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Walker 2,663
Reid 2,339
Walker will be unopposed in November’s general election.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
In Northwest Arkansas, three Republican primaries were decided by runoffs Tuesday.
Hope Hendren Duke defeated Jay Oliphant in House District 12.
With an estimated 99.9% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Duke 1,071
Oliphant 496
Duke will face Libertarian D. Michael Gill in November.
Scott Richardson defeated Denise Bugos in House District 13
With an estimated 58.4% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Richardson 485
Bugos 327
Richardson will face Democrat Jen Standerfer in November’s general election.
Kendra Moore defeated Jim Wilson in House District 23.
With an estimated 99.9% of votes counted, unofficial returns were:
Moore 931
Wilson 700
Moore faces Libertarian Ryan Hanson in November.