Four incumbent Miller County justices of peace kept their respective posts, according to results in Tuesday's Republican primary.
District 4 Justice of the Peace Carl Standridge, District 7 Justice of the Peace Jimmy Hickey, District 8 Justice of the Peace Andy LaGrone and District 10 Justice of the Peace John Haltom will all be sworn in again on Jan. 1 as they face no Democratic challengers in November.
Standridge, who has served two consecutive terms as District 4 justice of the peace, narrowly beat opponent Jackie Rymer 116-112, according to the final results that did not include provisional ballots.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the provisional ballots were still being counted.
Standridge has served as the chairman of the Smith Park Committee. He was an insurance agent for 48 years and is owner of Four States Retirement Group, LLC.
Rymer, is retired from the federal government and the state of Arkansas.
"He won it fair and square. I gave it my best shot and he gave it his best shot," Rymer said.
Longtime District 7 JP Jimmy Hickey was appreciative voters chose him again.
"It is a humbling feeling that the voters have satisfaction and confidence in you. I will do the best I can to serve to the best of my ability," he said.
Hickey, who is retired, has been a justice of the peace for about 20 years.
He beat challenger Jeffrey Page 481-172, according to results that did not include provisional ballots.
"He won. We had a good, fair, clean race. I told him I appreciated that and I told him I would see him again in two years. I learned a whole lot, this is the first time I run," Page said.
Page is a sixth-grade integrated technologies teacher at Fouke schools and volunteers for the Miller County Sheriff Reserves.
In District 8, Andy LaGrone beat challenger Deloris M. Coe 429-241, according to all results excluding provisional ballots.
LaGrone, who is retired from Arkansas Best Freight and has been a poultry grower for 25 years, said he was pleased with the results and looks forward to serving another two years. He is currently in his eighth year as a justice of the peace.
Coe reflected on her first time as a political challenger after learning the results.
"I lost but it was my first endeavor. It was interesting," she said.
In District 9, John Haltom won against his two-time challenger Howdy Smith by a 312-268 vote.
"I'm appreciative of the voters," he said, adding this is his 24th year as JP.
He has been a member of the finance committee as well as served on several other Quorum Court committees.
Smith, his challenger, was keeping up with the numbers.
"I got beat by 44, last time it was 27. We gave it our best shot," he said.
Smith is a farmer, rancher and horse trainer.
In the District 4 Constable race, Clinton S. Thomas received 166 votes to Art Parris' 59.