Seba, Acree, Grover Win Bentonville Council Races

Incumbents Beckie Seba, Cindy Acree and Dan Grover retained their Bentonville City Council seats in the November 3 election.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in City Hall

Seba, Acree, Grover Win Bentonville Council Races

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Incumbent Beckie Seba defeated challenger Austin Bryan 51% to 49% in the Ward 1, Position 1 race, while incumbents Cindy Acree and Dan Grover also won their contested council races. Grover took the Ward 1, Position 2 seat in a special election after being appointed to it in May.

Why it matters

The results keep the current council membership in place for Bentonville residents at the city level. Grover's win settles the Ward 1, Position 2 seat that opened when Gayatri Richardson resigned in April.

Seba won 6,960 votes (51%) to Bryan's 6,556 (49%), Acree took 7,421 (56%) to Robbins's 5,901 (44%), and Grover took 7,293 (56%) to Shaddox's 5,798 (44%). Turnout totals for the races were not included in the source data.

The players

Beckie Seba

Beckie Seba is an incumbent Bentonville City Council member who has served on the council since 2022 and retained her Ward 1, Position 1 seat.

Cindy Acree

Cindy Acree is an incumbent Bentonville City Council member who began serving on the council in 2019 and won her Ward 2, Position 1 race.

Dan Grover

Dan Grover is a Bentonville City Council member who was appointed to the Ward 1, Position 2 seat and then won the special election for it.

The details

Voters decided three contested council races, including a Ward 1, Position 2 special election held alongside the general election to fill the seat Grover was appointed to in May. Richardson announced her resignation from the seat April 20.

April 20, 2026: Gayatri Richardson announced her resignation from the Ward 1, Position 2 seat.
May 12, 2026: The City Council appointed Dan Grover to fill the seat.
November 3, 2026: Voters decided the contested council races.

City Hall Context

Bentonville council members serve four-year terms with no term limit, so each re-election keeps incumbents in office under that existing framework. The council members are paid $16,109 annually.

Residents in Wards 1 and 2 now have the same council members for the coming term. Council members are paid $16,109 annually, a figure set for the current term.

The takeaway

Local council races often turn on a few hundred votes, so checking your ward and position before each election is worth the effort. Track council votes through the city's public meeting agendas to see how these members act once seated.