1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 29
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
BURRELL THOMPSON led; no source recorded a winner.
Burrell ThompsonDemocrat · leading · incumbent
40.5%6,157
Tom WatsonDemocrat · incumbent
36.4%5,538
Andrew SchugDemocrat
23.1%3,515
15,210 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET