Washington County polls busy as vote deadline nears

By: Sonny Albarado and Antoinette Grajeda - November 8, 2022 6:36 pm

Antoinette Grajeda returns to Northwest Arkansas after her whirlwind tour of the southern and central parts of the state to capture the election atmosphere.

Made it back to NWA!

All the Washington County vote centers I passed looked busy including Sequoyah United Methodist Church where the line is out the door.

Remember you just have to be in line by 7:30 in order to vote. #ARVote22 #arpx #arleg #ElectionDay @ArkAdvocate pic.twitter.com/nhcZTrvfIM

— Antoinette Grajeda (@AG_Reports) November 9, 2022

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Sonny Albarado

In his 50-year career, Sonny Albarado has been an investigations editor, a business editor, a city editor, an environmental reporter and a government reporter at newspapers in Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana. Most recently, he retired from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette after serving as projects editor for 12 ½ years. He got his start in journalism as editor of the Nicholls Worth, the student newspaper at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1973. Nicholls awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters in 2014.

Antoinette Grajeda

Antoinette Grajeda is a multimedia journalist who has reported since 2007 on a wide range of topics, including politics, health, education, immigration and the arts for NPR affiliates, print publications and digital platforms. A University of Arkansas alumna, she earned a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in documentary film.