At their annual convention over the weekend, the members of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas nominated candidates for the 2026 general election.
The list of nominated candidates is as follows:
| US Senate | Jeff Wadlin – Bentonville |
| US Congress District 1 | Steve G. Parsons – Lakeview |
| US Congress District 3 | Bobby Wilson – Bentonville |
| Governor | Colt Shelby – Cecil |
| Lt. Governor | Michael Kalagias – Rogers |
| Secretary of State | Michael Pakko – Roland |
| Commissioner of Lands | Christopher Olson – Viola |
| Pope County Judge | Greg Maxwell – Dover |
| Izard County Judge | Justice of the Peace Mark Simino – Calico Rock |
| Izard County Clerk | Debra Brown – Oxford |
| State House District 48 | Hunter Jackson – Van Buren |
| State House District 61 | Garrett Sheeks – Stuttgart |
| State House District 58 | Jocelyn Fry – Searcy |
| State House District 80 | Daniel Stuckey – Little Rock |
| Saline County JP District 8 | Jacob Stone – Benton |
| Benton County JP District 11 | Cody Martin – Gentry |
| Benton County JP District 15 | Brian Leach – Centerton |
| Pulaski County Big Rock Twp. | Constable Frank Gilbert – Little Rock |
| Pine Bluff City Council Ward 1 | John Fenley – Pine Bluff |
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas will be on the ballot in the November general election by virtue of having successfully petitioned to become a “new political party.” As such, its candidates are nominated by convention and must submit their candidate paperwork to the Secretary of State or to the appropriate County Clerk by noon on March 3, the date of the preferential primary election.
This is the eighth consecutive electoral cycle in which the Libertarian Party has qualified for new political party status in Arkansas. More information about the party is available at https://lpar.org/.
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Contact information:
Michael Pakko, LPAR State Chair
chair@lpar.org — (501) 396-9804
