Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders is projected by Fox News to win Arkansas’ governor’s race, defeating Democrat candidate Chris Jones and becoming the state’s first female governor.
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Sanders will replace Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R).
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Most recently, Sanders served as former President Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary from 2017 to 2019.
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In addition to making history as the state’s first female chief executive, Sanders will also be a legacy governor. Sander’s father, Mike Huckabee, served in the Arkansas’ Governor’s Mansion from 1996 to 2007.
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