1970Final results
1970 election for Arkansas House District 12
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
5 seats: Clovis Bryant (D), Bill Stancil (D), Bernice Kizer (D), B. G. Hendrix (D), George E. Nowotny Jr. (R) won.
5 seatsClovis BryantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.1%21,404
Bill StancilDemocrat · winner
11.9%19,391
Bernice KizerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.8%19,313
B. G. HendrixDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%17,171
George E. Nowotny Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
10.4%16,975
ShaverDemocrat
9.8%16,054
ColleyRepublican
9.7%15,851
BeckmanRepublican
8.1%13,274
ByrdRepublican
6.6%10,742
RobertsonRepublican
5.7%9,257
Bob DouglasOther party
2.5%4,144
163,576 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Clovis Bryant (D)Bill Stancil (D)Bernice Kizer (D)B. G. Hendrix (D)George E. Nowotny Jr. (R)Shaver (D)Colley (R)Beckman (R)Byrd (R)Robertson (R)
Also on the ballot: Bob Douglas (Other party), 2.5%