1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Arkansas House District 2
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Steve A. Smith (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Danny L. Patrick (R) by 7.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve A. SmithDemocrat · winner
53.6%4,699
Danny L. PatrickRepublican · incumbent
46.4%4,066
8,765 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