1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 24

Name: 1970 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 24
Start: 1970-09-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Tom Watson (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Norman Wimpy (D) by 8.8 points.

Tom WatsonDemocrat · winner

54.4%15,572

45.6%13,066

28,638 votes

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