Ward 4 Council Race Heads to December Runoff
No candidate in the four-person Ward 4, Position 4 contest won outright, sending the seat to a Dec. 1 runoff.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections
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Fayetteville voters cast ballots for eight candidates across three City Council seats on Nov. 3. The Ward 4, Position 4 race, with four candidates, did not produce an outright winner and will be decided in a runoff on Dec. 1.
Why it matters
A runoff means the Ward 4 seat remains unsettled until December, leaving the council composition uncertain for residents in that ward. Results shown are complete but unofficial, so the final picture may still shift.
Unofficial tallies show Turk at 44% in Ward 4, Position 4, short of the majority needed to win outright, with Smith at 35%. Final figures could change once results are certified.
The players
Teresa Turk
Turk is the incumbent in the Ward 4, Position 4 seat and finished first with 44% of the vote.
Kyle Smith
Smith finished second in the Ward 4, Position 4 race with 35% of the vote and will face Turk in the December runoff if he advances.
The details
Eight candidates ran for three Fayetteville City Council seats. In Ward 3, Position 1, Haley Hall defeated Andrew Brink with 5,989 votes (64%) to Brink's 3,389 (36%).
Timeline
Nov. 3, 2026: Fayetteville City Council election held.
Dec. 1, 2026: Ward 4, Position 4 runoff scheduled.
Local Precedent
Multi-candidate council fields in Arkansas cities frequently produce December runoffs when no contender clears the majority threshold on election day. The Ward 4 result follows that pattern.
Ward 4 residents will not know their council representative until the Dec. 1 runoff is decided. Until then, the incumbent Turk remains a contender rather than a settled winner.
The takeaway
Watch for certified results before drawing conclusions, since unofficial totals can change. The December runoff will determine who fills the Ward 4 seat.
What happens next
The Ward 4, Position 4 runoff between the top two finishers is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2026.
Further reading
Track the remaining contests in our Fayetteville Elections coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by ArkansasOnline.
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