1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 19
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
George Locke (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating George B. Pugh (D) by 11.8 points.
George LockeDemocrat · winner
55.9%8,217
George B. PughDemocrat
44.1%6,489
14,706 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET