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1976Final results

1976 primary for Arkansas House District 44

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Ed Gilbert (D) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Elmo Kissee (D) by 56.9 points.

Ed GilbertDemocrat · winner
78.4%5,535
Elmo KisseeDemocrat
21.6%1,522
7,057 votes

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