1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 23
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Knox Nelson (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Floyd Leon Stone (D) by 17.2 points.
Knox NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%7,336
Floyd Leon StoneDemocrat
41.4%5,185
12,521 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET