Current Election Information
2026 ELECTION DATES
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
12:00 Noon - First day for nonpartisan prosecutor and judicial candidates to file petitions for ballot access in the
Nonpartisan Election without paying a filing fee. Ark. Code § 7-10-103(c)(1)(A)(i)
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
12:00 Noon - Last day for nonpartisan prosecutor and judicial candidates to file petitions for ballot access in the
Nonpartisan Election without paying a filing fee. Ark. Code § 7-10-103(c)(1)(A)(i)
- NOVEMBER 3, 2025
Party Filing Period Begins at 12:00 Noon Ark. Code § 7-7-203(c)(1), Act 405 of 2025
Nonpartisan Filing Period Begins at 3:00 pm Ark. Code § 7-10-103(b)(2)(B)
- NOVEMBER 11, 2025* Please see disclaimer
Party Filing Period Ends at 12:00 Noon Ark. Code § 7-7-203(c)(1), Act 405 of 2025
Nonpartisan Filing Period Ends at 3:00 pm Ark. Code § 7-10-103(b)(2)(B)
- FEBRUARY 16, 2026* Please see disclaimer
Early voting begins for the Preferential Primary Election, and shall be available between the hours of 8:00 am and
6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the
Monday prior to the election. Ark. Code § 7-5-418(a)(1)(A)
- MARCH 3, 2026
Preferential Primary Election Ark. Code § 7-7-203(b), Act 405 of 2025
Nonpartisan General Election Ark. Code§ 7-10-102(b)(1)
Annual School Election Ark. Code § 6-14-102(a)(1)(A); Act 503 of 2025
Deadline to apply to register to vote - Sunday, February 1, 2026*
o Actual deadline is Monday, February 2, 2026.
Ark. Code § 7-5-201(a); Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51
- MARCH 31, 2026
General Primary Election Ark. Code § 7-7-203(a)
Deadline to apply to register to vote - Sunday, March 1, 2026*
o Actual deadline is Monday, March 2, 2026
Ark. Code § 7-5-201(a); Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51
- OCTOBER 19, 2026
Early voting begins for the General Election between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday,
and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday prior to the election.
Ark. Code § 7-5-418(a)(1)(A)
- NOVEMBER 3, 2026
General Election Ark. Code § 7-5-102
Nonpartisan Runoff Election Ark. Code § 7-10-102(c)(2)
Annual School Runoff Election Ark. Code § 6-14-121(a)(3), Act 503 of 2025
Deadline to apply to register to vote - Sunday, October 4, 2026*
o Actual deadline is Monday, October 5, 2026
Ark. Code § 7-5-201(a); Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51
- DECEMBER 1, 2026
General Runoff Election (County and Municipal) Ark. Code § 7-5-106
o Or in case of a tie for certain state or township offices.
Deadline to apply to register to vote - Sunday, November 1, 2026*
o Actual deadline is Monday, November 2, 2026.
Ark. Code § 7-5-201(a); Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51
*Deadlines that fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday will advance to the next business day, per
Ark. Code § 7-1-108. For this publication, the Office of the Secretary of State has interpreted "legal
holiday" as being an official state holiday and an official federal holiday in which the deadline is
affected by the availability of mail services through the United States Postal Service.