1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 83

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 83
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Jim Stockley (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Jan Thomas (D) by 12.3 points.

Jim StockleyDemocrat · winner

56.2%2,179

Jan ThomasDemocrat · incumbent

43.8%1,700

3,879 votes

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