BENTON COUNTY - Tom Allen of Rogers won the District 4 justice of the peace seat on Tuesday.
With all precincts reporting and 1, 430 votes, Allen, of Rogers, received 798 votes, or 55. 80 percent. Alderman Randall "Randy "Noblett of Cave Springs received 632 votes, or 44. 20 percent.
Allen, who is director of real estate for The Pinnacle Group, said his decision to run came from observing county government officials' concerns with decreasing tax revenues.
Allen said that as a conservative, he is an "advocate for living within your means, whether it's a business or individual or government. "He said land prices are expensive and that any expansion could mean increased costs for the county.
Allen said he can see both issues in the property-rights debate in the county. "It's a concern of a lot of people, but I think both sides are right. I don't believe in big government, but I also don't believe we should be restricting property rights," he said.
Current District 4 Justice of the Peace Debra Hobbs of Rogers is running unopposed in her bid for the District 96 state representative seat now held by state Rep. Keven Anderson, R-Rogers.
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