{"id":139007,"date":"2019-11-27T16:50:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/no-democratic-candidate-for-2020-us-senate-race-arkansas-democratic-party-says\/"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:50:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:50:47","slug":"no-democratic-candidate-for-2020-us-senate-race-arkansas-democratic-party-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/no-democratic-candidate-for-2020-us-senate-race-arkansas-democratic-party-says\/","title":{"rendered":"No Democratic Candidate for 2020 US Senate Race, Arkansas Democratic Party Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There will not be a Democratic nominee to a U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), the Democratic Party of Arkansas announced on Nov. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Mahony, who was the only Democratic candidate, announced on Nov. 12 he was withdrawing his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter exhaustive and careful examination with our legal counsel and our party leaders and without additional information from Mr. Mahony, the Democratic Party of Arkansas will not be able to field a candidate for United States Senate,\u201d said Chairman Michael John Gray in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Because the decision came hours before the filing deadline, Democrats couldnt field another candidate unless Mahony withdrew due to \u201cserious illness,\u201d as outlined in Arkansas Code 7-7-106.<\/p>\n<p>Gray said party officials have been trying to speak with Mahony but he hasnt provided details pertaining to the withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe statute clearly delineates the reasons; moving out of state, death or a serious illness. We have not been presented, nor have we been able to find any evidence to support any claim of a serious illness that would allow us to replace the candidate on the ballot,\u201d Gray <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualrpublicradio.org\/post\/arkansas-democrats-say-party-challenge-republican-sen-cotton-unlikely\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters<\/a> at the partys headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer for Mahony said the reason for the withdrawal was a family health issue.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/11\/26\/cotton-and-trump-1200x800.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" \/><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/11\/26\/cotton-and-trump-1200x800.jpg\" \/><\/figcaption><\/a> President Donald Trump greets Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) (L) during a South Lawn event at the White House in Washington on May 9, 2019. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Annie Depper, an attorney for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2019\/nov\/26\/democrat-senate-run-dims-20191126-1\/?elections\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arkansas Democrat-Gazette<\/a> that the Arkansas code might let another candidate run even if Mahony himself wasnt ill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesnt say whether it has to be the candidate or it could be a family member,\u201d she said about the \u201cserious illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party of Arkansas has said it will file a lawsuit if Democrats<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/no-democratic-candidate-for-2020-us-senate-race-arkansas-democratic-party-says_3157346.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will not be a Democratic nominee to a U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. 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