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1968Final results

1968 election for Arkansas House District 8

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Marshall Chrisman (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Wharton (Oth) by 3.7 points.

Marshall ChrismanRepublican · winner
51.8%4,003
WhartonOther party
48.2%3,718
7,721 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+10.01994D+2.01996D+8.31998R+8.52000R+39.22020R+19.42026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET