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1976Final results

1976 primary for Arkansas House District 1

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Doug Wood (D) won with 30.5% of the vote, defeating Roy Rainey (D) by 9.1 points.

Doug WoodDemocrat · winner
30.5%4,970
Mike WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.5%4,807
Roy RaineyDemocrat
21.4%3,482
18.6%3,028
16,287 votes

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