Election 2018: Veronica Smith-Creer new El Dorado mayor, other Union County results
Posted on November 7, 2018
Veronica Smith-Creer has been elected the new mayor of El Dorado.
El Dorado has elected its first African-American mayor.
Veronica Smith-Creer beat Bill Luther 2,447 (50.38 percent) to 2,360 (48.58 percent), with independent candidate Trang My Lu receiving 50 votes (1.02 percent).
Smith-Creer, a Democrat, has been active in many community organizations and is vice chairman of the South Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees.
Luther, a Republican, was a former regional representative for Entergy Corp.
In other contested Union County races (candidates are independents unless otherwise indicated):
County Judge
Mike Loftin, Democrat, 7,879
Cliff Preston, Republican, 4,489
County Clerk
Shannon Phillips, Democrat, 6,774
Goldie Hilburn, Republican, 5,393
Coroner
Stormey Primm, Republican, 6,732
Martavious Carrigan, Democrat, 5,565
City of El Dorado
Alderman, Ward 1, Position 2
Billy E. Blann, 588
Alderman, Ward 4, Position 1
Paul D. Choate, Republican, 739
Patrick D. Frazier, Democrat, 578
City of Calion
Mayor
Bill Yutzy, 110
Herman Curley, 25,
Jesse M. Amason, 11
City of Felsenthal
Linda J. Newbury, 37
Mary Seymore, 18
Alderman, Position 3
Amy Linder, 35
Penny Owens, 18
City of Huttig
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Mayor
Tony Cole, 67
Larry Hodge, 54
David Lee, 52
City of Junction City
Mayor
Allen Simmons, 103
Larry New, 54
Smackover Constable
Danny Paul Farley, 315
Jeffrey D. Hedges, 294
City of Smackover
Mayor
Bobby Neal, Democrat, 403
Donald R. Hopkins, 87
Veronica Smith-creer
Bill Luther
El Dorado