1976 primaries · May 1, 1976
1976 Arkansas primaries results
Every race on Arkansas's ballot in the 1976 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races34
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | 36.0 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Bud Canada (D) | 16.4 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Vada Sheid (D) | 21.8 | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Bill Walmsley (D) | 18.8 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Knox Nelson (D) | 37.5 | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | George Locke (D) | 25.8 |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Doug Wood (D) | 9.1 | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | J. Gayle Windsor Jr. (D) | 9.4 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Jack Phillips (D) | 7.2 | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | W. R. Rice (D) | 6.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | C. C. Carlton (D) | 16.5 | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | L. J. Bryson (D) | 21.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Hugh Ashley (D) | 7.2 | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Sterlin Hurley (D) | 7.2 | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Larry Mahan (D) | 11.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Jim Montgomery (D) | 7.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Ray S. Smith Jr. (D) | 21.7 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Jack McCoy (D) | 2.8 | |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Robert Leon Hardin (D) | 16.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-44 · Democratic primary | Ed Gilbert (D) | 56.9 | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | James E. Harris (D) | 18.4 | |
| HD-52 · Democratic primary | W. C. Clark (D) | 31.7 | |
| HD-59 · Democratic primary | Thomas E. Sparks (D) | 10.8 | |
| HD-61 · Democratic primary | Bennie Ryburn Jr. (D) | 14.6 | |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | Nap B. Murphy (D) | 1.2 | |
| HD-64 · Democratic primary | Arlo Tyer (D) | 8.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-68 · Democratic primary | Bobby G. Wood (D) | 26.2 | |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | J. B. Smith (D) | 28.7 | |
| HD-84 · Democratic primary | Kent Rubens (D) | 5.8 |
Arkansas
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner