1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 1

Name: 1974 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 1
Start: 1974-06-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

C. V. Ford Jr. (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Meers (D) by 21.0 points.

C. V. Ford Jr.Democrat · winner

60.5%2,202

Paul MeersDemocrat · incumbent

39.5%1,439

3,641 votes

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