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These are stories related to the 2022 election.

Crawford secures GOP reelection bid for the 1st Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) speaking at the AR-DOT ribbon cutting ceremony for the Highway 412 widening project in Paragould on May 20, 2022.
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U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) speaking at the AR-DOT ribbon cutting ceremony for the Highway 412 widening project in Paragould on May 20, 2022. Crawford won the GOP nomination in the Arkansas Primaries on Tuesday for his the First Congressional District. He faces two challengers in November.

In unofficial vote totals from the Arkansas Secretary of State's office, U.S. Representative Rick Crawford is expected to clinch the Republican nomination for the first Congressional district in the Arkansas primary - wining nearly 75% of the vote.

Crawford of Jonesboro faced two other challengers for his position on Tuesday: state Representative Brandt Smith and attorney Jody Shackelford - both also of Jonesboro.

Crawford was first elected to the seat in 2010 and serves on multiple committees, including the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He will face challenges by Democratic State Representative Monte Hodges and Independent candidate Roger B. Daugherty in November.

A Northeast Arkansas native from Wynne, I’ve been involved with radio for about 15 years. I got my Bachelor of Arts degree from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, where I also served as an award-winning News Director for 2 years at KSWH-LP.