LITTLE ROCK — As expected, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday issued a proclamation calling for a special election to fill the House seat left vacant by the death of state Rep. Sheilla Lampkin of Monticello.

LITTLE ROCK — As expected, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday issued a proclamation calling for a special election to fill the House seat left vacant by the death of state Rep. Sheilla Lampkin of Monticello.

The Democratic legislator died Saturday from ovarian cancer. Four days earlier, it was announced that Lampkin would not seek re-election to a fourth term, and the state Democratic Party later announced it would hold a convention to choose a candidate for her seat.

Hutchinson said in his proclamation the special election to fill the seat for the unexpired portion of Lampkin’s term will be Nov. 8, the same day as the general election. The parties are to hold conventions to select nominees no later than Aug. 8.

Independent candidates for the special election, if any, must file notices of candidacy with the secretary of state’s office no later than Aug. 10.

Republican Jim Hall of Monticello is running in the general election for Lampkin’s House seat.

Hutchinson told reporters Tuesday he expected to call a special election to fill the seat.