1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 16
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Bill Walmsley (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating James Parrish (D) by 7.5 points.
Bill WalmsleyDemocrat · winner
53.8%9,549
James ParrishDemocrat
46.2%8,209
17,758 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET