2018 Little Rock mayoral election

The 2018 Little Rock mayoral election took place on November 6 and December 4, 2018, to elect the Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas. It saw the election of Frank Scott Jr.

2018 Little Rock mayoral election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 (first round)[1] December 4, 2018 (second round)[2] 2022 →

Candidate Frank Scott Jr. Baker Kurrus Warwick Sabin Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First-round vote 25,146 19,668 19,157 First-round percentage 37.10% 29.02% 28.26% Second-round vote 22,668 16,333 Second-round percentage 58.12% 41.88%

Mayor before election Mark Stodola Democratic Elected mayor Frank Scott Jr. Democratic

The election was officially nonpartisan.

With no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the initial round, a runoff election was held between the top-two finishers.

Scott became the first elected African American mayor in Little Rock's history.^[3]

Results

First round

First round results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Frank Scott Jr.	25,146	37.10
	Nonpartisan	Baker Kurrus	19,668	29.02
	Nonpartisan	Warwick Sabin	19,157	28.26
	Nonpartisan	Vincent Tolliver	2,024	2.99
	Nonpartisan	Glen Scharz	1,788	2.64
Total votes			67,783

Second round

Runoff results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Frank Scott Jr.	22,668	58.12
	Nonpartisan	Baker Kurrus	16,333	41.88
Total votes			39,001

References

1. "SUMMARY REPT-GROUP DETAIL Pulaski County, Arkansas 2018 General Election November 6, 2018 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Pulaski County, Arkansas. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
2. "SUMMARY REPT-GROUP DETAIL Pulaski County, Arkansas 2018 General Election Runoff December 4, 2018 OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Pulaski County, Arkansas. November 14, 2019.
3. "Little Rock, Arkansas elects Frank Scott as first black mayor". Usatoday.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.