1976Final results
1976 election for Arkansas Governor
Governor · Arkansas
David Pryor (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Leon Griffith (R) by 66.5 points.
David PryorDemocrat · winner
83.3%605,083
Leon GriffithRepublican
16.7%121,716
726,799 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET