2 candidates are tracked for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kari Barber Bars and Brianna Otero. Candidate information follows official Garland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat: incumbent Jimmy Young did not file for reelection. Kari Barber Bars was unopposed in the Republican primary; she faces Democrat Brianna Otero in November, per the certified candidate filing list.
Justice of the peace (quorum court member). In Arkansas, justices of the peace are the members of the quorum court, the county's legislative body. They adopt the county budget, set the county property tax rate, pass county ordinances and fill certain vacancies. Each justice represents one district, and the county judge presides over the court. This is not a court that hears cases.
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Republican
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.
Democratic
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.
Who is running for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 4 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kari Barber Bars and Brianna Otero. Candidate information follows official Garland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Garland County Justice of the Peace - District 4 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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