Voters in parts of Jacksonville and Sherwood are getting a second look at a race they barely decided two years ago. Six-term Republican Rep. Karilyn Brown and Democrat Andrew Cade Eberly are once again squaring off for Arkansas House District 67, a rematch of their 2024 contest that Brown won by just 559 votes.
The district, which covers portions of Pulaski County, is one of nine legislative races flagged as worth watching heading into the November 3 election, according to the Arkansas Advocate. Per the outlet, Democrats would need to flip six House seats statewide to break the Republican Party's supermajority in that chamber, a tall order in a state where the same report notes Republicans are all but guaranteed to hold their majorities in both the House and Senate heading into 2027.
Brown is no newcomer to Little Rock. According to the Arkansas House of Representatives, she is serving her sixth term representing District 67 and currently sits on the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee, the House Education Committee, and the Joint Auditing Committee for the 95th General Assembly. Eberly, meanwhile, is listed by Ballotpedia as the Democratic challenger facing Brown in the November 3, 2026, general election.
A District With a History of Close Finishes
The tightness of the 2024 outcome is part of what makes this year's rematch notable. The Arkansas Advocate's reporting places the margin at just 559 votes, close enough that both parties are likely watching Pulaski County closely as results come in this fall.
Statewide reporting on Arkansas's three-fourths House supermajority frames races like District 67 as a test of how durable that majority is, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, which examined Pulaski County contests in its reporting on the broader legislative map.
Early Voting Numbers and a Nearby Senate Contest
Turnout in Pulaski County has been heavy ahead of Election Day. As of Tuesday, 62,761 county voters had already cast ballots, per the Arkansas Leader's account of early voting activity in the area.
Money has also flowed unevenly in at least one nearby contest. In the Pulaski County-based Senate District 13 race, Republican Brandon Achor outraised Democrat Allison Grisby Sweatman by a 9-to-1 ratio, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's reporting on that matchup — a reminder of the broader financial and political currents running through the county's legislative races this cycle.
With Election Day set for Tuesday, District 67 remains one of the closer-watched contests in a county where both parties have reason to pay attention.
