1970 general · November 3, 1970
1970 Arkansas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 34 · R 1
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed60%12 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 27
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Morriss Henry (D) | 26.2 | |
| SD-3 | Darrell Johnson (D) | 21.3 | |
| SD-4 | W. E. Rainwater · Milt Earnhart (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Olen Hendrix (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Harold King (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Q. Byrum Hurst (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Carl E. Sorrels (D) | 42.2 | |
| SD-9 | Ralph Hudson (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-10 | Virgil Fletcher (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Bob Douglas (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | J. A. Womack (D) | 49.9 | |
| SD-13 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | 41.6 | |
| SD-15 | Nick Wilson (D) | 45.2 | |
| SD-16 | Bill Walmsley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Robert Harvey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Oscar L. Alagood · Jim M. Fowler · Max Howell · Joe T. Ford · Robert Ben Allen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | George Locke (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Joe L. Anderson (D) | 57.5 | |
| SD-22 | John F. Gibson Sr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | John F. Bearden Jr. · Tom Watson · Bill Bishop (D) | Unopposed |
Arkansas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner