The Democratic watch party in Fayetteville erupted into shouts and pumped fists as national networks called the presidential race for Barack Obama. “I’m just hugging myself,” said David Whitaker, a Democrat waiting on numbers for his state House race. “We won the big one.” Early numbers showed a mixed bag for state-level Democratic candidates. Whitaker [...]
View PostLioneld Jordan was trying to talk to a local television crew when early vote totals popped up on the big screen. The ensuing cheers ruined the interview. Jordan’s camp was jovial, expecting later numbers to cement his sizable lead over Dan Coody, the former mayor Jordan unseated four years ago. “Looking good so far,” was [...]
View PostParty chairman Tyler Clark had to read quite a way down the list to get a first cheer from supporters at the Washington County Democratic watch party in Fayetteville. Presidential, Congressional and state Senate numbers showed the party of blue at a disadvantage in early and absentee ballots. By the state House races, however, Adella [...]
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Washington County election officials await the onslaught of ballots. Early and absentee votes should be counted and ready for release by 8 p.m., said Tom Lundstrum, Jr., a member of the county election commission. The commission will release early and absentee totals at 8 p.m., and update numbers when all electronic ballots are completed, Lundstrum [...]
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Central United Methodist Church has looked “like a constant Chinese fire drill all day long,” with turnout surpassing even 2008, according to poll workers. The downtown Fayetteville church hosts voting for several precincts in the Dickson Street and Square areas. The downtown location was ideal for mayoral hopeful Dan Coody, who made downtown parking issues [...]
View PostA new director for Ozark Regional Transit is moving to Northwest Arkansas, the organization’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. Joel Gardner will meet the ORT board on Thursday, once he’s finished his move from Texas, said Jim McCullough. Gardner replaces Phil Pumphrey, who was reassigned by First Transit — the company that handles ORT’s operations [...]
View PostArkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin has forbidden employees from speaking with the press for even routine questions, The Source learned this morning. An official in the elections division told Source contributor Dan Craft that all employees had signed a policy prohibiting media contact. All questions are now referred to spokesman Alex Reed, who wasn’t [...]
View PostWashington County election officials are recounting 24 boxes of ballots. The count was complete, but the numbers didn’t add up. The problem appears to be with all the ballots that were run through one of the county’s three optical-scan machines. They’re being recounted using the other machines.
View PostWashington County officials have held up counting ballots while they try to figure out some sort of glitch, according to our folks at the courthouse. No details on the exact nature of the problem.
View PostCheck in with The Source all evening and into the night for updates of all kinds. We’ve got Doug Thompson bouncing around watch parties and election happenings in Washington County, and Misty Gittings chasing candidates around Benton County. We’ll also grab anything interesting from our print-side reporters, the police scanner, and all our other usual [...]
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