1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 4

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 4
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Joe T. Ford (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Jim M. Fowler (D) by 7.5 points.

Joe T. FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent

53.8%8,179

Jim M. FowlerDemocrat · incumbent

46.2%7,033

15,212 votes

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