Today is voting day across the state — here’s what you need to know about Election Day in Washington and Benton counties.
Polls will be open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Fayetteville voters will choose either Heather Clouse or incumbent Keaton Smith for the Fayetteville School Board’s at-large, Position 2 seat. Clouse, who has worked as an Education and Disability Specialist, has served for a number of years in the Fayetteville schools. Clouse says she wants to bring accountability and transparency back to the Fayetteville School District.
Keaton is a Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager at First Horizon Bank and has served on the Fayetteville School Board for five years. Smith says that it is important to keep someone in place with experience as the district navigates LEARNS and onboards a new superintendent.
It’s important to note that Smith repeatedly voted to continue to mask school children during the pandemic, and he also is a strong advocate of the 5 Year Equity Plan, which ushered in CRT and DEI into the Fayetteville classrooms. Smith has voted this past school year to keep challenged book materials in the classroom for elementary students.
In Springdale, incumbent Michelle McCaslin Cook and Donald Tippett are vying for the Springdale School Board’s at-large, Position 2 seat.
Because both seats up for election are at-large, all voters in the Fayetteville and Springdale school districts are eligible to vote in their respective districts’ races.
BENTON COUNTY
There are two contested school board races in Benton County. In Pea Ridge, Ryan Heckman and incumbent Adam Yager are running for the Zone 1 seat. Aric Bergthold and Gary Wheat are candidates for the Siloam Springs School Board Zone 3 seat.
POLLING PLACES
Voters may cast their votes today at the following locations.
Polls are open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Benton County
Bella Vista Church of Christ, 989 N.W. McNelly Road, Bentonville
New Life Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road, Bella Vista
Lifepoint Baptist Church, 11161 Gamble Road, Centerton
St. Bernards Catholic Church, Parish Hall, 1 St. Bernard Lane, Bella Vista
Bentonville Church of Christ, Activity Center, 708 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville
First Landmark Baptist Church, 206 S.E. 28th St., Bentonville
Lakeview Baptist Church, 1351 E. Lowell Ave., Cave Springs
Centerton Community Building, 290 Main St., Centerton
NEBCO Community Building, 17823 Marshall St., Garfield
Lowell First Baptist Church, 209-A Washington St., Lowell
Moose Lodge No. 877, 215 W. Apple Blossom Ave., Lowell
First Baptist Church of Pea Ridge, Family Life Center, 1650 Slack St., Pea Ridge
Central United Methodist Church, 2535 W. New Hope Road, Rogers
Centro Cristiano Assemblies of God Church, 2121 S. First St., Rogers
Southside Church of Christ, 919 S. Dixieland Road, Rogers
Sunnyside Baptist Church, 210 E. Locust St., Rogers
First Baptist Church Highfill, 11912 S. Main St., Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs Community Building, 110 N. Mount Olive St., Siloam Springs
Washington County
American Legion, 200 Spring St., Springdale
Archer Learning Center, 600 Ash St., Springdale
The Awakening Church of NWA, 5763 E. Mission Blvd., Fayetteville
Calvary Church, 1000 N. Gutensohn Road, Springdale
Central United Methodist, 6 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville
Cornerstone Church of Christ (Baldwin), 4377 Huntsville Road, Fayetteville
Covenant Church, 4511 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville
Elm Springs United Methodist Church, 118 N. Elm St., Elm Springs
Elmdale Baptist Church, 1700 W. Huntsville Road, Springdale
First Church of the Nazarene, 2300 S. 40th St., Springdale
Genesis Church, 205 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fayetteville
Goshen United Methodist Church, 122 Arkansas 45, Goshen
Lincoln Masonic Lodge, 108 S. Arthur Ave., Lincoln
Mount Comfort Church of Christ, 3249 W. Mount Comfort Road, Fayetteville
Nob Hill Fire Station, 19375 Nob Hill Loop, Springdale
Oak Grove Baptist Church, 499 Oak Grove Road, Springdale
Ridgeview Baptist Church, 1850 E. Huntsville Road, Fayetteville
Sang Avenue Baptist Church, 1425 N. Sang Ave., Fayetteville
Sequoyah Methodist Church, 1910 Old Wire Road, Fayetteville
Sonora Baptist Church, 17330 U.S. East 412, Springdale
Springdale Civic Center, 2323 S. Old Missouri Road, D1, Springdale
Temple Baptist Church, 2900 Cambridge St., Springdale
Tontitown City Hall, 235 E. Henri de Tonti, Tontitown
Trinity Fellowship, 1100 Rolling Hills Drive, Fayetteville
Trinity Methodist, 1021 W. Sycamore St., Fayetteville
Yvonne Richardson Center, 240 E. Rock St., Fayetteville
