Loftin will be next Union County judge

Mayoral candidates Jones, Lewis; sheriff hopefuls McGough, Burton to meet in runoff elections June 8

By: Tia Lyons - El Dorado News-Times

By TIA LYONS and

JOHN WORTHEN

News-Times Staff

Mike Loftin will be Union County’s next judge after narrowly avoiding a runoff during Tuesday’s preferential primary race. Loftin received 4,380 votes (50.8 percent) in the Democratic Primary, edging out Mark Smith, who...