1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 5
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Robert Ben Allen (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Henson (D) by 56.3 points.
Robert Ben AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%11,212
Paul F. HensonDemocrat
16.6%2,555
Jack E. PateDemocrat
10.5%1,614
15,381 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET