Re-Elect Mary Jo Heye-Townsell, Mayor of Sherwood
Show up.Do the work.Deliver.
Mary Jo Heye-Townsell ran for Mayor in 2022 on a simple promise: give Sherwood a higher quality of place, so the people who live here can live their best lives. In her first term she turned that promise into signature parks that residents use and children love, streets that are safe for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike, a growing economy with surging residential and commercial activity, a police department with enhanced professional standards, and a city government that tells residents more, by more methods, than at any point in Sherwood's history.
She is running for re-election for the continued betterment of Sherwood's tomorrow, with a deep appreciation of yesterday and a powerful record of accomplishment today.
She has done it. She can do it. And with your support, she will do it again.
SEE THE FULL RECORD
Five themes. Real receipts. Every accomplishment below is something Sherwood residents can drive past, walk through, or open on their phone today.
An inclusive playground, pickleball courts, fishing, and free summer concerts. It is the most popular gathering place in the city, by a wide margin. Lake Cherrywood transformed. The splash pad free again since 2023. Free tennis center, all year.
Patrol vacancies down from 20+ to 5. A new training facility. The most diverse department in Sherwood's history.
Secured in three and a half years, most of it for infrastructure, primarily streets. That includes a $4M Metroplan grant funding Phase 2 of Jacksonville-Cato, plus expanded sidewalks and lighting. All without touching reserves.
Recruited new employers, overturned outdated liquor laws, and led the metro on new home starts (December 2025 Metro Trends).
Livestreamed all city meetings (council, committees, and commissions) with full archives. A monthly newsletter. A new city website. And Sherwood's first free app.
Drainage gets loud on social media. The projects that fix it happen without headlines. Here is the list from her watch, each project named for the roads it serves.
Sherwood, Arkansas elects its Mayor on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Mary Jo Heye-Townsell is the current Mayor of Sherwood and is running for re-election. Sherwood's mayoral race carries no party label, so candidates run as independents.
| August 5, 2026 | Candidate filing closes for Sherwood municipal offices |
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| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline for the general election |
| October 19, 2026 | Early voting begins in Pulaski County |
| November 3, 2026 | General Election. Sherwood elects its Mayor. |
| December 1, 2026 | Runoff election, if no candidate wins a majority |
Arkansas does not offer online voter registration. Applications are paper only and must reach the Pulaski County Clerk, or be postmarked, by October 5, 2026. The County Clerk's office is at 401 West Markham Street in Little Rock, 501-340-8500.
Dates from the Arkansas Secretary of State 2026 election calendar and the Pulaski County Board of Election Commissioners. Verify details with election officials before you vote.
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