Runoff election needed for GOP Washington County judge candidates; Moody wins Democrat primary

Democrat Josh Moody will have to wait until after a June 21 runoff election to see who he will face in the November general election in the race for Washington County judge. Republicans Mark Scalise and Patrick Deakins will be on the June GOP primary runoff ballot.

County Judge Joseph Wood did not seek re-election and instead ran for Arkansas Lt. Gov.

Republican Jay Cantrell handily won his bid to be the next Washington County Sheriff. No Democrats filed for the county’s top law enforcement position. The county had competitive races only in the judge position and for sheriff.

Following are the election results for the county’s top competitive races.
• Washington County Judge (Democratic primary)
Charles Ward: 2,453 (26.35%)
Josh Moody: 6,414 (68.89%)

• Washington County Judge (Republican primary)
JP Patrick Deakins: 4,653 (24.4%)
Sharon Jay Lloyd: 4,185 (21.9%)
Mark Scalise: 6,442 (33.8%)
Tom Terminella: 3,810 (20%)

• Washington County Sheriff (Republican primary)
Jay Cantrell: 15,524 (85%)
Jovey Mel Marshall: 2,730 (15%)

The following Republicans are unopposed in the November general election: Assessor Russell Hill; Circuit Clerk Kyle Sylvester; County Tax Collector Angela Wood; County Clerk Becky Lewallen; and County Treasurer Bobby Hill.