Elvis Presley listed among Arkansas gubernatorial candidates

By Jenny Goldsberry

Published February 26, 2022 8:36pm ET

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Some suspicious minds may be surprised to see the King of Rock and Roll on their ballots.

The Arkansas gubernatorial election features a host of candidates, including former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Elvis Presley. This Presley, who shares the name with the late singer, is a local from Star City, Arkansas. He ran for the seat in 2010 and also for the 1st Congressional District seat in 2018. This time around, he’s running as a write-in candidate.

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