1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 30
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Jerry Bookout (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Randy Ishmael (D) by 2.5 points.
Jerry BookoutDemocrat · winner
51.3%7,406
Randy IshmaelDemocrat
48.7%7,043
14,449 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET