1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 16
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
James R. Teague (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Virgil Fletcher (D) by 5.2 points.
James R. TeagueDemocrat · winner
52.6%7,830
Virgil FletcherDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%7,058
14,888 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET