Reps. Crawford, Gramlich re-elected to House seats representing Fort Smith

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The two contested Arkansas legislative for areas representing parts of Fort Smith will remain in Republican hands. Reps. Cindy Crawford and Zach Gramlich, both of Fort Smith, were re-elected with wide margins.

Rep. Zack Gramlich, R-Fort Smith, who was first elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2022, defeated Democrat Robin Cray with 62.58% of the vote as of 10 p.m., according to figures from the Sebastian County Clerk’s office.

Rep. Cindy Crawford, R-Fort Smith, who was first elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2018, defeated Democrat Jane-Ellen Udouj-Kutchka with 66.94% of the vote as of 10 p.m., according to figures from the Sebastian County Clerk’s office.

Rep. Jay Richardson, D-Fort Smith, ran unopposed for reelection to House District 49.

Sen. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, was unopposed in the Senate District 5 race, which represents the southern portion of the Fort Smith metro, including parts of Sebastian County and all of Scott County.

Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, was unopposed in the Senate District 26 race, which represents eastern portions of the Fort Smith metro that includes Crawford, Johnson, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties.

Sen. Jim Petty, R-Van Buren, was was unopposed in the Senate District 29 race, which represents north portions of the Fort Smith metro that includes Crawford County and parts of Washington County.