Here’s former state Rep. Lenville Evans’ announcement that he’ll seek term-limited Sen. Bobby Glover’s seat in 2010.  Evans is a Democrat. Cabot Mayor Eddie Joe Williams has said he’ll run as a Republican.

And our Garland County bureau reports from Hot Springs this senatorial news:

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Republican Rep. Bill Sample announced this morning at the Hot Springs Convention Center that he will seek the Senate seat of Terry Smith who is term limited. He is expected to be unopposed in the Republican primary and then face the winner of the Gene Shelby and Rick Saunders battle in the Democratic primary. Saunders and Shelby are both term limited representatives.

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