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1970 primary for Arkansas Senate District 7

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Q. Byrum Hurst (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating F. L. Beasley (D) by 1.4 points.

Q. Byrum HurstDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%7,657
49.3%7,450
15,107 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET