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1972Final results

1972 election for Arkansas House District 20

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Larry S. Patterson (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Pruden (Oth) by 17.0 points.

Larry S. PattersonDemocrat · winner
58.5%4,008
PrudenOther party
41.5%2,845
6,853 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

EvenD+27.31970D+56.31980R+30.22012R+34.42014

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