1970Final results
1970 election for Arkansas Senate District 8
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Carl E. Sorrels (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating R. R. Wood (R) by 42.2 points.
Carl E. SorrelsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%15,561
R. R. WoodRepublican
28.9%6,331
21,892 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