... actively considering the race, and that reports he has closed the door on the prospect of running and forcing a Democratic primary are â simply untrue.â Johnson, who is widely viewed by partisans as one of the most influential individuals in state government ...

 75 years ago  (1934)  In the Democratic primary election, Gov. J.M. Futrell and Congressman Dave D. Tery carried Faulkner County for re-nomination by decisive majorities. Carl E ...

... announced her candidacy for re-election. Tyler beat then Conway School Board President Terry Fiddler in the Democratic primaries in 2008, going on to defeat Republican candidate Bill Fechtelkotter in the November election. She is up for re-election ...

... this lottery right so he can move on to his next project, whatever that might be. Some whisper that it'll be a Democratic primary challenge to Blanche Lincoln, but I can hardly imagine that. Halter is wound seriously tight. Is there such a ...

... I'd tell 'em, she's a low-wage state, git out and git out fast!" He finished fifth in five-way Democratic primary, garnering only 2,149 votes. Gov. Faubus won without a runoff. I often wonder how a guy like Cox might approach ...

... said Tuesday. Obama campaigned for Beebe during the 2006 governor's race, but Beebe endorsed his chief rival and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Democratic primaries. Beebe endorsed Obama after Clinton dropped out.

... through a time of war and recession. His selections include longtime advisers and political foes alike, most notably Democratic primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and President Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, staying ...

... and essential qualities for the job with celebrity and a political constituency. For those who followed the 2008 Democratic primary campaign, this appointment might seem head-scratchingly incongruous. Wasn't it Clinton who impugned Obama ...

... the business community and face a tough general election battle. If she opposes it, she could face heat in the Democratic primary from labor unions. Arkansas AFL-CIO President Alan Hughes is one person who's watching Lincoln closely on the ...

... February primary, picking Huckabee in the Republican contest and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary. Unlike Clinton, who campaigned in the state, Obama never visited Arkansas and his absence factored into his ...