Stone County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Kara Byars and Scott Davidson are on the November 3, 2026 runoff ballot for this seat on the 16th Judicial Circuit, after neither received a majority of the vote in the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan judicial primary, per the Arkansas Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list (post-primary active filings). Sitting Circuit Judge Don McSpadden did not seek reelection to this seat. Under Arkansas law, a nonpartisan judicial race that does not produce a majority winner in the March 3, 2026 primary goes to a runoff on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Every voter in Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, and Stone counties elects this seat, since Arkansas circuit judges are elected circuit-wide across the 16th Judicial Circuit (Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Stone), per the Arkansas Judiciary's circuit map (cross-checked against the Arkansas Times' March 2026 primary-night judicial roundup). Arkansas circuit court races are nonpartisan.

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Missy Thomas Irvin Republican Incumbent

Missy Thomas Irvin works with her husband as Marketing Director of Irvin-Dibrell Clinic in Mountain View, per her official Arkansas Senate biography. She represents Senate District 24 and was first elected in 2010, per arkleg.state.ar.us. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Missy Thomas Irvin (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Arkansas Senate District 24; unopposed candidates still appear on Arkansas ballots. Missy Thomas Irvin is the sitting member, per the General Assembly roster. Party nominees were chosen at the March 3, 2026 primary (March 31 runoff where needed), per the Secretary of State.