In this July 15, 2021, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during a town hall meeting in Texarkana, Ark. Hutchinson is Arkansas' top Republican and is leaving office in January with strong approval numbers, but he's been conspicuously absent from his state's primary campaigns. Other top GOP figures like former President Donald Trump, Sen. Tom Cotton and Sarah Sanders are instead frequenting the state's airwaves leading up to Tuesday, May 24, 2022 election. (Kelsi Brinkmeyer/The Texarkana Gazette via AP, File)