From texarkanagazette.com:

Though they’re both running for a mostly ceremonial, part-time job, Democrat Shane Broadway and Republican Mark Darr argue that they can use the Arkansas lieutenant governor’s office to advocate for the state.

The two disagree on how they’ll do it. Broadway says he wants to work with Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe to promote economic development issues. Darr says he’d be a counterweight to national and state Democrats, including Beebe.

The two are locked in a tight race for a job that has few formal responsibilities beyond filling in for the governor when he’s out of state or unable to serve, presiding over the Senate and breaking ties in that chamber. But they’re running to replace Democratic Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who parlayed the office into a successful campaign for a state-run lottery for college scholarships.

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