1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Arkansas Senate District 1
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Jim Caldwell (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Russell Elrod (D) by 7.7 points.
Jim CaldwellRepublican · winner
53.8%10,993
Russell ElrodDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%9,428
20,421 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET