1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 4
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Cal Ledbetter (D) won with 31.9% of the vote, defeating W. F. Sherman (D) by 10.0 points.
Cal LedbetterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.9%8,567
Joel Y. LedbetterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.2%7,315
W. F. ShermanDemocrat
21.9%5,888
John B. PleggeDemocrat · incumbent
19.0%5,100
26,870 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET