1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 16
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
VIRGIL FLETCHER led; no source recorded a winner.
Virgil FletcherDemocrat · leading · incumbent
45.5%8,677
James R. TeagueDemocrat
31.4%5,990
John ParkerDemocrat
23.0%4,392
19,059 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET