Rutledge Picks Up Nation Endorsement For Attorney General (UPDATED)
by May 22, 2014 8:45 pm 157 views
Leslie Rutledge, who led the Republican ticket on Primary Election Night in the GOP Attorney General’s race, received the endorsement of third-place finisher Patricia Nation on Friday (May 23).
The two candidates held a joint press conference on Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the Lafayette Hotel in downtown Little Rock.
Rutledge earned 47.3% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, while second-place finisher David Sterling trailed with 39%. Nation received roughly 13.7% of the vote to round out the three-person GOP field.
Rutledge and Sterling will square off on June 10th in a run-off election to face Democratic nominee Nate Steel and Libertarian Aaron Cash. The race is the first statewide Republican run-off in modern history.
Rutledge has also noted her candidacy could have other historical implications. Arkansas has never elected a Republican Attorney General, nor has it elected a female Attorney General.