§1Candidates
Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.
§2Side by side
Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.
| Fact | Fred Love | Colt Shelby | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, | Libertarian1, | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger | Challenger | Incumbent |
| Money | Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. | ||
| State K-12 school funding | His campaign website says he would invest in literacy and early education, support teachers with fair pay and resources, expand mental health support in schools and reject policies that divert funding away from public classrooms.6 | His campaign website says the state should fully fund existing public schools and prioritize investment in teacher pay, school facilities and rural district funding formulas.7 | Not found in the public sources we checked |
| Vouchers and education savings accounts | Not found in the public sources we checked | No public money for private school or homeschooling costs His campaign website says he opposes school voucher programs that redirect public education money to private alternatives, saying they drain resources from rural public schools.7, | Make them available to every family Her official biography and campaign website say that as governor she enacted Arkansas LEARNS, an overhaul of the state's education system that they say included higher teacher pay and universal school choice.9, |
Issues only one candidate has addressed
By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.
Colt Shelby — 1 issue
- Data centers and electricity costsRequire data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they needHis campaign website says large data center and crypto-mining operations should pay their fair share of grid upgrades, that their water use should not come at the expense of agriculture, and that the Public Service Commission should review such deals before they are signed.7
Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.