Arkansans can begin early voting in this year's busy midterm election.
Voters can cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Early voting wraps up at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3 - the day before the general election.
Arkansas election officials predict that 51 percent of the state's nearly 1.7 million registered voters will cast ballots for the general election. That's an increase from the last midterm election in 2010, when 47.6 percent of Arkansas' 1.6 million registered voters cast ballots.
This year's ballot features a heated U.S. Senate contest between Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor and Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, along with the governor's race with Democrat Mike Ross and Republican Asa Hutchinson seeking the office.
