Candidates

The following is a list of seats on each Northwest Arkansas school district’s board of education up for election in May, the term the winner will receive, and who filed to run for each. Incumbents are indicated by an asterisk after their name.

BENTON COUNTY

Decatur

• Zone 1, five years: None

• Zone 2, four years of unexpired term: None

• Zone 3, two years of unexpired term: Kevin Smith* (write-in)

• Zone 5, three years of unexpired term: Ike Owens* (write-in)

Gentry

• Zone 2, five years: Jon Holt*

Gravette

• Position 5, five years: Hope Duke*, Melanie Nichols

• Position 6, five years: Heather Finley*

Pea Ridge

• Position 1, five years: None

Rogers

• Zone 3, four years of unexpired term: Ashley Pledger, Suzanne Spivey*

• At-large Position 6, five years: Mitch Lockhart*

• At-large Position 7, five years: Nathan Gairhan*

Siloam Springs

• Zone 2, five years: Connie

Matchell*

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Farmington

• Position 4, five years: Amy Hill*

• Position 5, one year of unexpired term: Lori Blew*

Fayetteville

• Zone 1, five years: Miriam Smith, Nika Waitsman*

• At-large Position 1, five years: Elisabeth Beasley, Megan Hurley*

Elkins

• Position 3, four years of unexpired term: Laren Vaught*

• Position 4, five years: Gayla Stahman*

Greenland

• Zone 6, five years: Audrey Fillmore

Lincoln

• Zone 1, three years of unexpired term: Ronnie Remington*

• Zone 5, five years: Connie Meyer*

Prairie Grove

• Position 7, five years: None Springdale

• Zone 1, five years: Kevin Ownbey*

West Fork

• Position 2, three years of unexpired term: Jeremy Claypool

• Position 4, five years: T.J. Howerton*