LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Two justices divided over whether Arkansas voters should have the opportunity to roll back the state's abortion ban are both vying to lead the state Supreme Court, although the election will have no impact on the court's conservative leanings.

Justices Rhonda Wood and Karen Baker are running to replace Chief Justice Dan Kemp in Tuesday's election, in which the state's four congressmen face challenges from Democratic candidates.

Voters will also be asked to approve a constitutional amendment that would revoke a license granted to a casino by a state board.

Regardless of whether Wood or Baker wins, history will be made: For the first time, Arkansas will elect a woman as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

The two justices were on opposite sides of the debate over whether to keep a measure on the ballot that would have rolled back an Arkansas law banning almost all abortions.

Wood wrote the court's 4-3 majority opinion upholding the state's decision to reject petitions filed in favor of the proposal. The court concluded that the sponsors of the measure had not complied with the formalities applicable to paid signature collectors.

In a sharp dissent, Baker asked, “Why are respondents and the majority determined to withhold this special vote from the people?”

Although the seats are nonpartisan, Wood is running with the support of the Arkansas Republican Party state committee, Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republican Sen. Tom Cotton. The conservatives already have a 5-2 majority on the court, and Sanders is expected to fill two vacancies on the seven-member court after the election.

Arkansas had a woman serve as chief justice, but Betty Dickey was appointed to the post by former Gov. Mike Huckabee in 2003 and was not elected.

All four of Arkansas' Republican congressmen are fending off challenges from Democrats seeking to break the GOP's control of all of the state's federal seats.

Rep. Rick Crawford is running against Democrat Rodney Govens for the 1st District, which includes eastern Arkansas. Crawford was first elected in 2010 to represent the district that includes Jonesboro and West Memphis. He is a ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee and has said he will seek the Republican top spot on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Govens is a Cabot resident and has worked in the telecommunications industry. Libertarian candidate Steve Parsons is also running.

Rep. French Hill faces Democrat Marcus Jones in the race for the 2nd District, which includes Little Rock and surrounding areas. Hill was first elected to this seat in 2014 and is vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Jones is a retired Army colonel who served as the senior Army advisor for the Arkansas Army National Guard at Camp Robinson.

In the 3rd District in northwest Arkansas, Rep. Steve Womack is running against Democrat Caitlin Draper, a clinical social worker. Womack was first elected in 2010 to the district, which also includes Fayetteville and Fort Smith. Libertarian Bobby Wilson is also running. Womack, a ranking member of the House Budget Committee, fended off a challenge from a state lawmaker in the Republican primary earlier this year.

And in the 4th District, which covers southern Arkansas, Rep. Bruce Westerman is running against Democrat Risie Howard, an attorney from Pine Bluff. Westerman was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and is chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.

A measure on the ballot in Arkansas could block the last of four casinos approved by voters in a battle between the Cherokee and Choctaw nations.

The proposed constitutional amendment would revoke a license the state granted to Cherokee Nation Entertainment to build a casino in Pope County. Choctaw Nation has spent more than $17 million campaigning for the proposal.

Pope County was one of four locations where casinos were allowed to be built under a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018. Casinos have already been set up at the other three locations. Cherokee Nation Businesses has spent more than $12 million campaigning against the change.

Other proposals that would have rolled back the state's abortion ban and expanded its medical marijuana program were removed from the ballot by state election officials.

Another measure passed by the state parliament would allow proceeds from the state lottery to be used to finance scholarships at vocational and technical schools.