Garland County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Bo Robertson is director of the Garland County Department of Emergency Management, per the county's staff directory, and has almost two decades of public safety and emergency management experience, per his campaign announcement reported by the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Cortney Warwick McKee holds a master's degree in public administration, with training in budgeting, human resource management, cooperative governance, and policy analysis, per the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. She has managed three 24-hour Waffle House locations as a district manager, per the same source, and is running as an independent, saying she wants to bring practical leadership and transparent budgeting to the county judge's office. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Cortney Warwick McKee.

Jim MacMillan has 23 years of law enforcement experience along with business and leadership experience, per the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. He is running as an independent for Garland County sheriff, per the same paper. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Kristie Womble-Hughes is the Garland County Circuit Clerk, per the county's staff directory. The office keeps circuit court records, per the county's Circuit Clerk page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Sarah Smith is the Garland County Clerk, per the county's staff directory. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Nikki Griffith-Radley is a deputy collector in the Garland County Tax Collector's office, per the county's staff directory (listed as Nikki Radley), and cites 16 years of experience, audit performance and business leadership, per her campaign announcement in the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. She has the endorsement of retiring Tax Collector Rebecca Dodd-Talbert, per the same announcement. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Shannon Sharp is the Garland County Assessor and a lifelong county resident, per the county's staff directory. She has worked in the Assessor's Office since 1991, including as a commercial personal property appraiser, systems manager, appraiser manager and chief deputy assessor, and was elected assessor in 2014, per the same page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Justin Nicklas is a graduate of the University of Arkansas Mortuary Science Program and has worked as a death-care professional for 26 years, per his campaign site. He is a nationally certified Medicolegal Death Investigator and has served as General Manager of Gross Funeral Home for nearly 15 years, per his campaign site. He filed for the Republican nomination for Garland County Coroner in late February, per his campaign site.

Glenda Dunn is a Hot Springs native with nearly 40 years of experience in banking, finance and community service, per her candidacy announcement in the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Micah Braughton is the District 1 justice of the peace on the Garland County Quorum Court and chairs its Ordinance Committee, per the county's Quorum Court page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Terry Childers appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Terry Childers.

Tom Wilkins appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Tom Wilkins.

Thomas Anderson is a retired Hot Springs police officer who has represented District 2 for eighteen years, per the county's Quorum Court page. He serves on the boards of Leadership Hot Springs and the United Way of the Ouachitas and chairs the Human Resources Committee, per the same page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Susan Garner Jones is the District 3 justice of the peace on the Garland County Quorum Court and co-chairs its Information Technology Committee, per the county's Quorum Court page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Patrick Langley has been a Garland County resident for more than two decades and began his law enforcement career in 2004, per his campaign site. He has worked in Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Public Information and Crisis Negotiations over 21 years of service, per his campaign site. He serves as Vice President of the local Fraternal Order of Police and on the board of Ali's A.C.E. Food Pantry & Clothing Closet, per his campaign site.

Kari Barber Bars appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 4, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kari Barber Bars.

Brianna Otero was named program manager for the Ouachita Region of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund in July 2024, per the Hot Springs Sentinel Record. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Ralf Bailes is the District 5 justice of the peace on the Garland County Quorum Court, per the county's Quorum Court page, and sits on its Environmental Services, Public Works and Buildings Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Rona Bellinger appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 5, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Rona Bellinger.

Ben Hooten has been a practicing attorney in Hot Springs since 2002, with a focus on criminal defense and veterans' law, per the county's Quorum Court page. He is the District 6 justice of the peace. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Robert Zunick appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 6, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert Zunick.

Robert Louton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 7, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert Louton.

Alan Floyd was elected in 2024 to represent District 8 on the Garland County Quorum Court, per his campaign site. He worked for a decade as a nurse at Arkansas Children's Hospital and for five years as a pediatric home health nurse, per his campaign site. He serves on the boards of Anchor 619 and Beacon of Hope and has volunteered with New Life Church's children's and youth programs, per his campaign site.

Jason Braziel appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jason Braziel.

Dr. Brian Peters has lived in District 9 since 2009 and is the district's justice of the peace, per the county's Quorum Court page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Debbie McGrew is the District 10 justice of the peace and chairs the Garland County Finance Committee; she and her husband have been small business owners for their whole marriage, per the county's Quorum Court page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Ronald (Nub) Hunter is the District 11 justice of the peace, representing the northern part of the county including Jessieville, Buckville and Mt Tabor, per the county's Quorum Court page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Tim Looper appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 11, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Tim Looper.

Jeremy Brown is a Garland County native with a 30-year insurance career and a small business providing affordable housing, per the county's Quorum Court page. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from John Brown University and serves on the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board, per the same page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Ralph Edds is a retired educator who served as teacher, coach and principal and has been pastor of First Baptist Church of Hot Springs Village since 2001, per the county's Quorum Court page. He served seven years on the Garland County Election Commission, per the same page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Alan Clark of Lonsdale has served on the board of directors of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and is a past president of the Mid-America Lumberman's Association, per his official Arkansas Senate biography. He represents Senate District 7 and was elected to the Senate in 2012, per arkleg.state.ar.us. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.