Five Democrats and no Republicans filed by the noon deadline today for the House District 36 seat vacated by Charles Blake of Little Rock to go to work for Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.

The candidates are Denise Ennett, a homemaker; Philip Hood, a Workers Compensation Commission clerk; Darrell Stephens, owner of an employment service; Roderick Talley, a barber, and Russell Williams III, a Philander Smith College student. Stephens lost to Blake in 2018.

The primary is Aug. 6, with a runoff, if necessary, Sept. 3. The general election will be Nov. 5. The winner will serve through 2020.