1970Final results
1970 election for Arkansas Senate District 9
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Ralph Hudson (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Ben H. Beene (R) by 18.0 points.
Ralph HudsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%13,616
Ben H. BeeneRepublican
41.0%9,453
23,069 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