Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Nov. 5, 2024 – Here are the final election returns reported by the Craighead County Election Commission.
JonesboroRightNow is LIVE at the Craighead County Election Annex. Watch JRN for other individual election stories covering specific Craighead County races. Reminder – some races include votes from other counties. Those votes are not included in the Craighead County voting totals.
Candidates and issues are listed in the order they appear on the ballot. The percentages in some races do not add to 100% due to under voting – that is, some voters did not cast a vote in that race when they voted, but the percentage formula includes those voters in the calculation.
| Craighead County Election Results | ||
| 2024 General Election | ||
| 15 of 15 precincts reporting, plus early and absentee | ||
| FINAL | ||
| Race/Candidate | Percentage | Votes |
| U.S. President/Vice President | ||
| Robert F. Kennedy/Nicole Shanahan (Independent) | 1.18% | 440 |
| Michael Wood/John G. Pietrowski (Prohibition Party) | 0.08% | 29 |
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (Democratic) | 29.92% | 11,190 |
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (Libertarian) | 0.53% | 197 |
| Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (American Solidarity Party) | 0.19% | 72 |
| Donald J. Trump/JD Vance (Republican) | 67.16% | 25,117 |
| Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware (Green Party) | 0.37% | 138 |
| U.S. Congress District 1 | ||
| Rick Crawford (Republican) | 68.73% | 25,702 |
| Rodney Govens (Democratic) | 26.09% | 9,756 |
| Steve G. Parsons (Libertarian) | 3.27% | 1,222 |
| State Treasurer | ||
| John Thurston (Republican) | 67.75% | 25,334 |
| John Pagan (Democratic) | 26.76% | 10,009 |
| Michael Pakko (Libertarian) | 2.82% | 1,055 |
| State Senate District 19 | ||
| Dave Wallace (Republican) | 89.10% | 7,988 |
| State Senate District 20 | ||
| Erika Askeland (Democratic) | 38.17% | 10,851 |
| Dan Sullivan (Republican) | 59.45% | 16,901 |
| State Representative District 30 | ||
| Fran Cavenaugh (Republican) | 77.01% | 5,505 |
| Hamilton Holmes (Democratic) | 20.47% | 1,463 |
| State Representative District 32 | ||
| Eric I.B. McGee (Libertarian) | 3.19% | 306 |
| David McAvoy (Democratic) | 37.27% | 3,575 |
| Jack Ladyman (Republican) | 57.35% | 5,500 |
| State Representative District 33 | ||
| Jon Milligan (Republican) | 88.88% | 6,706 |
| State Representative District 36 | ||
| Daniel Parker (Democratic) | 40.21% | 1,995 |
| Johnny Rye (Republican) | 57.28% | 2,842 |
| State Representative District 38 | ||
| Dwight Tosh (Republican) | 86.86% | 7,079 |
| State Supreme Court Chief Justice Position 1 | ||
| Rhonda Wood | 46.35% | 17,333 |
| Karen Baker | 42.41% | 15,859 |
| Eastern District Deputy Sheriff | ||
| Christopher Shane Kelems (Republican) | 82.78% | 2,173 |
| Toby Rand (Democratic) | 15.31% | 402 |
| Justice of the Peace District 1 | ||
| Jolene Mullet (Democratic) | 40.45% | f1,176 |
| Brad Noel (Republican) | 56.04% | 1,629 |
| Justice of the Peace District 4 | ||
| Linda Allison (Republican) | 66.13% | 2,444 |
| Misty D. Humway (Democratic) | 30.65% | 1,133 |
| Justice of the Peace District 5 | ||
| Rick Myers (Republican) | 54.10% | 1,233 |
| Barbara Brown (Democratic) | 42.56% | 970 |
| Justice of the Peace District 7 | ||
| Richard Rogers (Republican) | 73.90% | 3,162 |
| Chenoa Summers (Democratic) | 22.76% | 974 |
| Justice of the Peace District 8 | ||
| David Tennison (Republican) | 62.23% | 1,493 |
| Crystal Bell (Democratic) | 33.72% | 809 |
| Justice of the Peace District 9 | ||
| Josh Longmire (Republican) | 68.25% | 2,485 |
| Deborah S. Johnson (Democratic) | 28.45% | 1,036 |
| Unopposed Candidates | ||
| For | 68.81% | 25,371 |
| City of Bono, Alderman Ward 3 Position 2 | ||
| LM Duncan | 60.49% | 490 |
| William F. Carr | 34.34% | 279 |
| City of Egypt, Alderman Position 1 | ||
| Jerry Cook | 59.38% | 19 |
| Tieler Blain Simmons | 37.50% | 12 |
| City of Egypt, Alderman Position 3 | ||
| Velva Joy Lingo | 68.75% | 22 |
| Stormi Rhianna McBroome | 31.25% | 10 |
| City of Jonesboro, Mayor | ||
| Harold Copenhaver | 44.11% | 10,829 |
| Jeremy Terrell | 15.41% | 3,784 |
| LJ Bryant | 34.14% | 8,381 |
| Thomas Elwood | 3.70% | 909 |
| City of Jonesboro, Alderman Ward 2 Position 2 | ||
| Keith Livesay | 23.64% | 5,803 |
| Chris Moore | 62.82% | 15,422 |
| City of Lake City, Alderman Ward 3 Position 1 | ||
| Jason Garner | 52.66% | 455 |
| Kate Wells | 43.93% | 380 |
| Issue No. 1 | ||
| For Issue No. 1 | 86.59% | 32,383 |
| Against Issue No. 1 | 10.32% | 3,860 |
| Issue No. 2 | ||
| For Issue No. 2 | 55.19% | 20,639 |
| Against Issue No. 2 | 41.35% | 15,465 |
| Special Election, Jail Tax | ||
| For | 41.90% | 15,668 |
| Against | 52.21% | 19,524 |
| Local Measure, Library Millage | ||
| For | 38.81% | 9,527 |
| Against | 58.48% | 14,358 |