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1972Final results

1972 primary for Arkansas Senate District 15

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Bud Canada (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating F. L. Beasley (D) by 25.3 points.

Bud CanadaDemocrat · winner
62.6%10,612
37.4%6,328
16,940 votes

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