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Endorsements and toss-ups
A clear endorsement names a fictional candidate when the record and the odds both support it. A toss-up is the honest call when they do not. Every card has a reason. Where editors depart from the formula, the card says so.
2 endorsements · 2 toss-ups · filtered to AR
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Arkansas · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Hattie Quinn.
Placeholder call for Arkansas, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Licensing barriers to harmless work.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Hattie Quinn and Otto Fisk sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Hattie Quinn and Otto Fisk are fictional.
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Arkansas · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
Endorse Quentin Daly
Formula: Endorse Quentin Daly
Placeholder call for Arkansas, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Quentin Daly leads June Marlow after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Quentin Daly is not a real candidate.
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Arkansas · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Ivan Solberg.
Placeholder call for Arkansas, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Ivan Solberg and Pearl Harrow sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Ivan Solberg and Pearl Harrow are fictional.
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Arkansas · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Mae Gable
Formula: Endorse Mae Gable
Placeholder call for Arkansas, Governor. The issue in this office is “Felony penalties for peaceable firearm possession.” Mae Gable leads Glen Harlow after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Mae Gable is not a real candidate.
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