Runoffs will determine loaded state House races in Benton County, and two sitting legislators in the River Valley appeared to withstand challenges in their primaries Tuesday.
Two of the three candidates in House District 23's Republican primary stressed the rural district's need for infrastructure roads plus water and sewer service during a candidate forum Wednesday.
Benton and Washington county voters will decide as many contested primaries in races for the state Legislature this year as they did in the last three elections combined, records show.