Career Prosecutor Defeats George Soros-Backed Candidate in Arkansas Race

Career Prosecutor Defeats George Soros-Backed Candidate in Arkansas Race
Voters wait in line to vote early in Little Rock, Ark., in a file photo. AP Photo/Danny Johnston
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In the first contested race in decades for top prosecutor of Arkansas’s largest judicial district, career prosecutor Will Jones prevailed against George Soros-backed progressive opponent Alicia Walton.

Jones on May 24 received 30,696 votes, or 53 percent of votes cast, compared to Walton’s 26,695 votes in the nonpartisan race, according to unofficial results published by the Arkansas secretary of state.
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