Elections for county judges will be held in the U.S. State of Arkansas in each of its 75 counties. County judges are the equivalent to county executives.
These elections will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state senate, state house, and numerous other state and local offices.
Three-term Democratic incumbent judge Barry Hyde ran for re-election but lost renomination in the primary to pastor Wendell Griffen.
Only one candidate filed, so the Republican primary was canceled.
Three-term Republican incumbent Judge Barry Moehring declined to run for re-election. State representative Austin McCollum won the Republican primary and is running unopposed in the general election.
One-term incumbent Republican judge Patrick Deakins is running for re-election. He advanced to the Republican runoff election, but trailed by seventeen percentage points to political newcomer Tim Shepard in the first round.
Only one candidate filed, so the Democratic primary was canceled.
Three-term incumbent Republican judge Allen Dodson is running for re-election unopposed.
One-term incumbent Republican judge Matt Brumley is running for re-election unopposed.
One-term incumbent Republican judge Steve Hotz is running for re-election.
Every county in Arkansas will hold a county judge election in November 2026.