1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 17
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Robert Harvey (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Adcox (D) by 4.7 points.
Robert HarveyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%5,959
Jimmy AdcoxDemocrat
47.6%5,424
11,383 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET