1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 5

Name: 1976 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 5
Start: 1976-06-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

E. C. Benton (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Buddy Raines (D) by 3.0 points.

E. C. BentonDemocrat · winner

51.5%6,424

48.5%6,055

12,479 votes

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