1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 6
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Robert N. Cherry (D) won with 30.0% of the vote, defeating John R. Lingle (D) by 9.4 points.
Robert N. CherryDemocrat · winner
30.0%5,204
Jesse HayesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.0%5,035
John R. LingleDemocrat
20.6%3,576
Douglas PierceDemocrat
20.5%3,552
17,367 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET