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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Mayflower Mayor & City Council Election 2026

2 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Voters elect the mayor citywide; council members run for numbered positions by ward. Two council seats are contested; the other four each have one candidate.

Early voting ends · Nov 2

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What the next council decides

01Sewer system and rates4 sourced facts

Where it standsIn April 2025 the council authorized the mayor to sign a consent administrative order with the state Division of Environmental Quality to resolve listed violations.

What's on the tableThe council sets sewer rates and decides how to pay for the work the state order requires.

  • Resolution 2025-15 authorized the mayor and treasurer to spend funds on compliance work required by the consent order, including a civil penalty. City of Mayflower · Apr 22, 2025
  • An earlier state consent order addressed alleged permit violations at Mayflower's wastewater treatment plant, which discharges to the Arkansas River. JD Supra (Mitchell Williams)
  • Under the city code, the City Council sets sewer rates and can change them without passing an ordinance. Mayflower Municipal Code
  • The council's October 15, 2026 workshop agenda included Ordinance 2026-22 on water and sewer rates, fees and charges, and Ordinance 2026-26 on sewer use. City of Mayflower · Oct 15, 2026
02Zoning rewrite (UDO)4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city and Planning Commission propose replacing Mayflower's planning, zoning and land use rules with a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).

What's on the tableThe council will decide whether to adopt the UDO and its proposed land use and zoning map.

03Streets and traffic2 sourced facts

Where it standsAt an October 15, 2026 workshop the council took up a lower speed limit on Franklin T. Booher and a change to one-way traffic on Railroad Avenue.

What's on the tableThe council decides speed limits, traffic changes and street spending.

1 note on these statements

Mayflower Water Department (former City Hall), 2 Ashmore Dr., is an early voting and Election Day vote center. Faulkner County Election Commission

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  1. 1. How should Mayflower treat its wastewater in the long run?

  2. 2. Who should pay for streets, water lines and drainage in new subdivisions?

  3. 3. Should Mayflower allow new data centers, large warehouses or industrial sites?

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Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Scott "Trevor" Douglas, Todd Kelsey, Raphael McCuien, Chris Roberson2 on this ballot

6 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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