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1970 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 22

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bob Traylor Jr. (D) won with 31.3% of the vote, defeating John Ward (D) by 9.7 points.

Bob Traylor Jr.Democrat · winner
31.3%29,353
Art GivensDemocrat · winner
29.4%27,620
John WardDemocrat
21.6%20,251
17.7%16,567
93,791 votes

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