Editing Craighead County, Arkansas (section)

==Government==
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called justices of the peace and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Craighead County Quorum Court has thirteen members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the county judge, who serves as the chief executive officer of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|+Craighead County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://craigheadcountyar.gov/government/elected-officials |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Craighead County Arkansas |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[County judge|County Judge]]
|Marvin Day
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Municipal clerk|County Clerk]]
|Mary Dawn Marshall
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Court clerk|Circuit Clerk]]
|David Vaughn
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Sheriff]]
|Marty Boyd
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Treasurer]]
|Terry McNatt
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Tax collector|Collector]]
|Wes Eddington
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Tax assessment|Assessor]]
|Hannah Towell
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|[[Coroner]]
|Toby Emerson
|Republican
|}
In addition to the countywide offices, the Eastern District of Craighead County elects a deputy clerk and deputy sheriff. The eastern district officials as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Craighead County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craighead_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Craighead/122519/web.345435/#/summary?v=355080/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

* Deputy Clerk: Lesia Couch (R)
* Deputy Sheriff: Chris Kelems (R)

The composition of the Quorum Court after the 2024 elections is 12 Republicans and 1 Democrat. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

* District 1: Brad Noel (R) of Jonesboro
* District 2: Garrett Barnes (D) of Jonesboro
* District 3: Barry Forrest (R) of Jonesboro
* District 4: Linda Allison (R) of Jonesboro
* District 5: Rick Myers (R) of Jonesboro
* District 6: Darrell Cook (R) of Jonesboro
* District 7: Richard Rogers (R) of Jonesboro
* District 8: David Tennison (R) of Jonesboro
* District 9: Josh Longmire (R) of Jonesboro
* District 10: Steve Cline (R) of Bono
* District 11: Dan Pasmore (R) of Jonesboro
* District 12: Terry Couch (R) of Caraway
* District 13: Kevin D. Williams (R) of Jonesboro

Additionally, the townships of Craighead County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":0" />

* District 2: Roger Watkins (R)
* District 3: Michael Hames (Independent)
* District 7: Danny Williford (R)
* District 9: Scott A. Davis (R)
* District 10: Jerry Allison (R)
* District 11: Chris W. Ayers (R)
* District 13: Dan Walker (R)

Craighead County has voted Republican in the majority of presidential elections since 1960; prior to that it was solidly Democratic.

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|25,558|11,921|1,032|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|22,892|10,538|2,143|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|20,350|10,527|823|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|18,881|11,294|793|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|15,818|13,665|318|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|12,158|12,376|623|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|9,210|13,284|2,088|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|9,104|13,931|2,561|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|11,887|9,083|645|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,047|8,035|261|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|11,010|9,231|1,215|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|6,213|13,840|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,312|5,843|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|5,047|3,738|6,742|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,163|8,334|44|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,258|4,898|582|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|4,035|5,876|149|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|4,199|5,975|28|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|759|3,238|1,113|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,474|3,582|18|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|935|3,300|27|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|710|3,335|21|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|606|4,412|48|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,958|2,132|28|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|812|1,711|271|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,058|2,079|104|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|543|1,957|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|269|1,259|526|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|711|1,653|200|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|559|1,051|111|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|489|1,326|61|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|329|1,890|5|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|372|1,248|164|Arkansas}}