1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Arkansas House District 8
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Sterlin Hurley (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Marshall Chrisman (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sterlin HurleyDemocrat · winner
51.8%4,386
Marshall ChrismanRepublican · incumbent
48.2%4,082
8,468 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