Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election opens Monday, Oct. 19, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Star City, the only early-voting site the state Board of Election Commissioners lists for the county.
Voters in Star City, Gould, Grady and the rest of the county will choose a U.S. senator, a congressman, a governor and other statewide officers, and will vote on four statewide ballot issues. Voters in part of the county will also fill a vacant State Senate seat. 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: Lincoln County Courthouse, 300 S. Drew St., Star City.
Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3
Polls are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Lincoln County uses vote centers, so a registered Lincoln County voter can vote at any of these three sites, whatever the precinct:
- Star City Civic Center, 201 Liberty St., Star City
- Grady Community Center, 416 Highway 65 South, Grady
- Marzell Missionary Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 65 North at 200 S. Gould Ave., Gould
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, 1st District: Rick Crawford (Republican, incumbent), Terri Yarbrough Green (Democrat) and Steve G. Parsons (Libertarian).
- 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
Lincoln County is split between Senate Districts 1 and 8, according to state district maps. Star City is in District 1, and Gould and Grady are in District 8. District 1 voters will fill the vacant seat. Check your sample ballot to see whether the race is on yours.
- 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County sample ballot, your registration status and your polling place.
Who to contact
- Lincoln County Clerk: Cindy Glover, 300 S. Drew St., Room 101, Star City, 870-628-5114, [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.
