1970Final results
1970 primary for Arkansas Senate District 5
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Olen Hendrix (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Dean Murphy (D) by 21.8 points.
Olen HendrixDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%10,391
Dean MurphyDemocrat
39.1%6,667
17,058 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET