2024 in Arkansas
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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Arkansas.
Incumbents
State government
Events
- January 16 – Former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.[1]
- March 5 – Super Tuesday:
- The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Arkansas amongst other states.[2]
- The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Arkansas amongst other states.[2]
- May 8 – A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas.[3]
- May 19 – 27: Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024[4]
- June 21 – 2024 Fordyce shooting: Four people are killed and ten others are wounded in a shooting at the Mad Butcher supermarket in Fordyce. The suspect, Travis Eugene Posey, is shot and arrested by Arkansas State Police.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b "What is Super Tuesday and why does it matter?". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Civil rights leader Daisy Bates honored with statue at US Capitol". Reuters. May 8, 2024.
- ^ herzmann, daryl. "IEM :: PNS from NWS LZK". mesonet.agron.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Shooting at grocery store in Arkansas kills 3 and wounds 10 others, police say". AP News. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-09-30.