1972Final results
1972 election for Arkansas House District 17
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Ode Maddox (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Montgomery (Oth) by 5.0 points.
Ode MaddoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%3,781
MontgomeryOther party
47.5%3,423
7,204 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET