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With the incumbent governor of Arkansas, [[Asa Hutchinson]], prohibited by term limits from running again in 2022, and increasingly unpopular with grassroots conservatives for his left-leaning stance on many issues, Sanders, like many Republican politicians in the state, began exploring a campaign for the office early on. On January 25, 2021, she officially announced her candidacy.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-governor-campaign-462095 Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces bid for Arkansas governor]. Quint Fogey, ''Politico'', January 25, 2021.</ref>  

With the incumbent governor of Arkansas, [[Asa Hutchinson]], prohibited by term limits from running again in 2022, and increasingly unpopular with grassroots conservatives for his left-leaning stance on many issues, Sanders, like many Republican politicians in the state, began exploring a campaign for the office early on. On January 25, 2021, she officially announced her candidacy.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-governor-campaign-462095 Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces bid for Arkansas governor]. Quint Fogey, ''Politico'', January 25, 2021.</ref>  

Immediately endorsed by Trump, Sanders joined what was initially a broad field of candidates for the Republican nomination, including Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Her close ties with Trump gave her a strong advantage at once, however, as did her name recognition as a member of the Huckabee family, and some of her more competitive rivals, such as Griffin and Rutledge, eventually dropped out to seek other state offices. On May 24, 2022, Sanders won the Republican primary election with approximately 83.4% of the vote (127,678 out of 153,181 ballots cast). She will face Democratic candidate Chris Jones in the general election on November 8, 2022.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_gubernatorial_election,_2022</ref>

Immediately endorsed by Trump, Sanders joined what was initially a broad field of candidates for the Republican nomination, including Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Her close ties with Trump gave her a strong advantage at once, however, as did her name recognition as a member of the Huckabee family, and some of her more competitive rivals, such as Griffin and Rutledge, eventually dropped out to seek other state offices. On May 24, 2022, Sanders won the Republican primary election with approximately 83.4% of the vote (127,678 out of 153,181 ballots cast). She faced Democratic candidate Chris Jones in the general election on November 8, 2022 and won easily in the predominantly Republican state.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_gubernatorial_election,_2022</ref>

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