Democrat Teresa Dannaway and Republican Paul Childress are running for a seat left open by outgoing District 83 Republican incumbent Lanny Fite

Kwami Abdul-Bey is an election coordinator and organizer at the Arkansas Public Policy Panel. He is a former middle school social studies teacher and holds a master of public service degree from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.

If Thurston wins his bid for treasurer, he’ll have to resign from his position as secretary of state. Before becoming secretary of state, Thurston served as commissioner of state lands for eight years starting in 2011.

Republican Incumbent Jim Dotson of Bentonville was first elected to the Arkansas House in 2012. He won a race for state Senate in 2022. He sits on the Education, State Agencies and Governmental Affairs,

Incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2014 and served three terms. In 2020, he ran a successful campaign for the state Senate.