November 3, 2026 · 12 statements · 2026.09.30-948cbe31
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Candidates
Fredrick Love
Democratic
Sourced positions on 6 of 12
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
RepublicanIncumbent
Sourced positions on 7 of 12
Also on the ballot
Colt ShelbyLibertarianNot researched: below our published threshold
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Arkansas should keep cutting its top individual income tax rate.
Background
Arkansas has lowered its top income tax rate several times since 2023. Further cuts would reduce state revenue that funds schools, prisons and other services.
Arkansas should end its program that pays private school tuition with state funds.
Background
Arkansas's 2023 education law created accounts that families can use for private school tuition and other education costs, and it is expanding to all students. Ending it would stop state payments for private school costs.
Education Freedom Accounts recognize that parents' choice, not random geography, should be the primary determining factor in where a child goes to school.
Campaign or official site · Apr 1, 2024 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Arkansas should provide free school lunch to all public school students.
Background
Arkansas now provides free breakfast to all public school students, while lunch is free only for students who qualify by family income. This would make lunch free for every student regardless of income.
Arkansas should build a large new state prison to add bed space.
Background
Arkansas has planned a new prison of about 3,000 beds to address crowding in state facilities. Building it would require several hundred million dollars in state funding.
Arkansas should require adults on Medicaid to meet work requirements.
Background
Arkansas covers low-income adults under Medicaid expansion and has sought federal approval to tie coverage to work or related activities. This would require many adult enrollees to work, study or volunteer to keep coverage.
Our goal is never to take services away from those who need it but to help people stand on their own two feet so they don't have to count on the government.
Campaign or official site · Jan 28, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Arkansas should allow abortion in cases of rape or incest.
Background
Arkansas law bans abortion except to save the life of the patient in a medical emergency. This would add exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.
Arkansas should repeal the 2023 law that shields the governor's security and travel records from public release.
Background
A 2023 Arkansas law exempted records about the security of the governor and other officials, including travel records, from the Freedom of Information Act. Repeal would make those records subject to public request again.
Arkansas should repeal its 2025 laws adding requirements for people who collect ballot petition signatures.
Background
In 2025 Arkansas passed several laws adding rules for petition canvassers, such as checking signers' identity and confirming they read the ballot title. Repeal would return petition drives to the earlier rules.
Arkansas should expand state child care assistance for working families.
Background
Arkansas helps some lower-income working families pay for child care, mostly with federal funds, and eligibility and slots are limited. Expansion would add state money to cover more families or larger subsidies.
Early education was one of the primary focuses of the LEARNS Act, and between our expanded Child Care Assistance Program and the Local Leads initiative, we are serving more families than ever.
Campaign or official site · Feb 5, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
A 2025 Arkansas law added nitrogen gas as an execution method alongside lethal injection. Repealing it would leave lethal injection as the method, and Arkansas has not carried out an execution since 2017.
Arkansas should keep cutting its corporate income tax rate.
Background
Arkansas has cut its top corporate income tax rate several times in recent years. Further cuts would lower taxes on businesses and reduce state revenue.
Arkansas should keep barring the use of SNAP food benefits to buy soda and candy.
Background
Arkansas received federal approval in 2025 to stop SNAP benefits from covering soda, candy and similar items starting in 2026. Ending the waiver would let families use SNAP for those items again.
Banning soft drinks and candy from food stamps will remove some of the least-healthy, most-processed foods from the program and encourage low-income Arkansans to eat better.
Campaign or official site · Apr 15, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026