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1974Final results

1974 election for Arkansas House District 59

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Thomas E. Sparks (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Schwarzlose (R) by 63.8 points.

Thomas E. SparksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%4,646
SchwarzloseRepublican
18.1%1,028
5,674 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+3.62004D+9.62006R+15.92010D+7.32012R+11.52014R+32.32020

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