2 candidates are tracked for Garland County Judge on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bo Robertson and Cortney Warwick McKee. Candidate information follows official Garland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat: incumbent County Judge Darryl Mahoney did not file for reelection. Bo Robertson was unopposed in the Republican primary; he faces independent Cortney Warwick McKee in November, per the certified candidate filing list and the Garland County Election Commission's unofficial primary results.
County judge (county executive). In Texas and a few other states the county judge is the county's chief executive and presides over the commissioners court, the county's governing board. The office prepares the budget, runs county administration and emergency management and, in smaller counties, still hears some probate and misdemeanor matters. It is an administrative office more than a courtroom one.
This race. Every voter in Garland County votes on this seat.
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Republican
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.
Independent
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.
Who is running for Garland County Judge in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Garland County Judge on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bo Robertson and Cortney Warwick McKee. Candidate information follows official Garland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Garland County Judge election in Arkansas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Arkansas are on the Arkansas election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Garland County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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