Special elections: Unofficial results show Gravette Fire Department property-tax proposal fails; Fort Smith tax passes

Fort Smith voters approve sales and use tax changes to fund wastewater system upgrades

Voters approved using bonds to pay for improvements and paying off those bonds until 2059.

Special elections: Unofficial results show Gravette Fire Department property-tax proposal fails; Fort Smith tax passes

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Unofficial results show May 13 that Gravette residents voted against the change in how they would pay the fire department's dues, and Fort Smith residents voted for the sales and use tax ballot. The Gravette proposal would have changed the city's mail-in dues to a property-tax-based fee. Unofficial results show the proposal failed with 56% of the vote. The Fort Smith tax proposal has three measures. The first mea…

Special election results across Region 8

Residents across Region 8 hit the polls Tuesday to vote on various ballots for the 2025 Special Election.