It had to be one of the amazing wins without a runoff in quite a while in Arkansas politics, if ever.
In this week’s six-person Republican primary race for Arkansas Lieutenant Governor, Leslie Rutledge garnered over 55% of the vote to win the office without a runoff. Rutledge received 75% of the vote in her home county of Independence.
It would seem to me that her high name recognition and the public’s friendly perception of the job she’s done as the state’s Attorney General helped her a great deal.
She is also a big fan of former President Trump, and in Arkansas, that doesn’t hurt a politician at all.
So now Leslie can sit in the Lieutenant Governor’s chair and will still be in the public’s eye.
And unless something better comes along, she can bide her time until she can run for Governor.
Gary Bridgman, White River Now
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