1972Final results
1972 election for Arkansas House District 44
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Vada Sheid (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Cockrum (Oth) by 23.0 points.
Vada SheidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%6,440
CockrumOther party
38.5%4,031
10,471 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