Karen Baker makes history, secures Arkansas chief justice seat
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Justice Karen Baker is Arkansas’s next Supreme Court chief justice, defeating her colleague on the bench, Justice Rhonda Wood. Baker’s win means she’ll replace Chief Justice Dan Kemp when he resigns in January.
In a history-making race, Baker's name is now engrained in Arkansas history as the first woman elected to the position.
UA Little Rock Law Professor Robert Steinbuch said he was surprised by voters' sway. Baker's competitor, Woods, not only leans more conservatively but also had the backing of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other Republicans.
"I would expect that Arkansas, being largely Republican, would want to vote for someone with a conservative judicial philosophy; turns out they did not," Steinbuch said. "Karen Baker is a bit of an enigma. She doesn't seem to campaign, yet she seems to win over and over again."
Baker positioned herself as the front-runner with over 50% of the vote. The result resembled the March primary when she also held a slight lead over Wood.
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