1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 24
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Bill Bishop (D) won with 29.8% of the vote, defeating Fred H. Stafford (D) by 10.7 points.
Bill BishopDemocrat · winner
29.8%14,318
Fred H. StaffordDemocrat · incumbent
19.1%9,180
Tom WatsonDemocrat
18.9%9,112
Norman WimpyDemocrat
16.4%7,905
Vance ScurlockDemocrat
15.8%7,588
48,103 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET