1968Final results
1968 election for Arkansas Senate District 23
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Burrell Thompson (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Payne (R) by 29.0 points.
Burrell ThompsonDemocrat · winner
64.5%9,153
Paul PayneRepublican
35.5%5,034
14,187 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