Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election opens Monday, Oct. 19, at the Hall-Morgan Veterans’ Building in Rison, the only early-voting site the state Board of Election Commissioners lists for Cleveland County.
Voters in Rison, Kingsland, New Edinburg, Woodlawn and the rest of the county will choose a U.S. senator, a congressman, a governor and other statewide officers. They will also fill a vacant State Senate seat and vote on four statewide ballot issues. The deadline to register for this election was Oct. 5.
Early voting: Oct. 19 to Nov. 2
Early-voting hours are set by state law and listed on the Arkansas Secretary of State’s 2026 election calendar.
- Weekdays: Oct. 19–23 and Oct. 26–30, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturdays: Oct. 24 and Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Last day: Monday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Where: Hall-Morgan Veterans’ Building, 404 Sycamore St., Rison.
Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3
Polls are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cleveland County votes by precinct on Election Day, so you must vote at the site assigned to your precinct. VoterView shows yours. The county’s 12 polling places are:
- Hall-Morgan Veterans’ Building, 404 Sycamore St., Rison
- “Y” Community Center, 8000 Highway 35 North, Rison
- Bethel No. 2 Baptist Church, 14570 Highway 35 South, Rison
- Center Missionary Baptist Church, 12270 Highway 63, Rison
- Macedonia Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 7370 Highway 35 South, Rison
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 3833 Rodgers Road West, Rison
- Woodlawn Community Center, 6270 U.S. Highway 63, Rison
- Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church, 200 First St., Kingsland
- New Edinburg Community Center, 6340 Highway 8, New Edinburg
- Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church, 13600 Highway 189 South, New Edinburg
- New Home Missionary Baptist Church, 14060 Highway 54, Pine Bluff
- Union Methodist Church, 21350 Highway 35 South, Warren
Absentee ballots and deadlines
- Absentee applications by mail, fax or email: Must reach the county clerk by Tuesday, Oct. 27.
- Absentee applications in person: Due by the close of business Friday, Oct. 30. That is also the deadline to hand-deliver a completed absentee ballot to the clerk.
- Mailed absentee ballots: Must reach the county clerk by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
- Runoff, if needed: Tuesday, Dec. 1, for county and city races.
What’s on the ballot
Federal and statewide races
- U.S. Senate: Tom Cotton (Republican, incumbent), Hallie Shoffner (Democrat) and Jeff Wadlin (Libertarian).
- U.S. House, 4th District: Bruce Westerman (Republican, incumbent) and James “Rus” Russell III (Democrat).
- Governor: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican, incumbent), Fred Love (Democrat) and Colt Shelby (Libertarian).
- Lieutenant governor: Leslie Rutledge (Republican, incumbent) and Michael Kalagias (Libertarian).
- Secretary of state: Kim Hammer (Republican), Kelly Grappe (Democrat) and Michael Pakko (Libertarian).
- Commissioner of state lands: Cole Jester (Republican) and Christopher Olson (Libertarian).
- Unopposed: Attorney General Tim Griffin, State Treasurer John Thurston and Auditor of State Dennis Milligan, all Republicans.
State Senate
All of Cleveland County is in Senate District 1, according to state district maps.
- State Senate District 1 (special election): Harrell Wilson (Republican) and Tomeka Butler (Democrat). The winner fills the seat Ben Gilmore left when he resigned June 30. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the special election in July.
Four statewide ballot issues are also on every Arkansas ballot. They are explained in the iSEARK.com ballot issues guide.
County and city races
County and city races for Cleveland County will be added to this guide once they are confirmed against the county election commission’s official notice. Your VoterView sample ballot already lists every race on your ballot.
See your own ballot
Your sample ballot shows every race you will vote on, including county and city races and the State House district for your address.
- Step 1: Go to Arkansas VoterView, the Secretary of State’s voter lookup.
- Step 2: Enter your first name, last name and date of birth.
- Step 3: Open the Nov. 3, 2026, general election to see your Cleveland County sample ballot, your registration status and your polling place.
Who to contact
- Cleveland County Clerk: Brandy Herring, P.O. Box 368, Rison, [email protected].
Election guides for other Southeast Arkansas counties
Sources
- Dates and hours: 2026 Election Dates, Arkansas Secretary of State, revised July 2026.
- Early-voting and Election Day sites: Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners, 2026 general election polling locations, accessed Oct. 17, 2026.
- Federal and statewide candidates: Chicot County Election Commission notice of election (1st District and statewide) and Garland County Election Commission notice of election (4th District).
- State Senate District 1: Governor’s proclamation, July 2, 2026; candidates from the Chicot County notice; district lines from the Arkansas GIS Office.
- Clerk’s office: Arkansas Secretary of State county clerk directory.
