1970Final results
1970 election for Arkansas House District 5
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Vada Sheid (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Avenelle (R) by 27.6 points.
Vada SheidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%6,562
AvenelleRepublican
36.2%3,725
10,287 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