Few contests for Crawford, Sebastian county top spots — so far

Of the top 13 executive races in Crawford and Sebastian counties monitored by The City Wire, only three are contested after the first two days of the political filing period.

The period began Mar. 1, and ends at Noon on Mar. 8.

In Crawford County, Circuit Clerk Sharon Blount, a Democrat, is being challenged by Jill Gregory, who also filed as a Democrat.

Sebastian County has two top contested races. Bill Hollenbeck is challenging Sheriff Frank Atkinson. Both filed as Democrats.

Sharon Brooks, a Republican, and Angie Hatwig, a Democrat, have filed for the Sebastian County Clerk job. County Clerk Doris Tate has filed to run for the Arkansas Secretary of State post, leaving the county clerk post without an incumbent for the first time in almost 20 years.

Following are the names of those who filed for the top county posts in the first two days of the filing period.

COUNTY RACES
• Crawford County
County Judge
County Judge John Hall (D)

Sheriff
Ron Brown (D)

County Clerk
County Clerk Teresa Armer (D)

Circuit/Chancery Clerk
Circuit Clerk Sharon Blount (D)
Jill Gregory (D)

Treasurer
Joyce Landers (D)

Tax Collector
Sandy Cook (D)

Assessor
Connie Beyerle (D)

• Sebastian County
Sheriff
Frank Atkinson (D)
Bill Hollenbeck (D)

County Judge
County Judge David Hudson (R)

County Clerk
Angie Hatwig (D)
Sharon Brooks (R)

Circuit Clerk
Cindy Gilmer (D)

Assessor
Assessor Becky Yandell (R)

Treasurer
Treasurer Judith Miller (D)