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1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 23

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Knox Nelson (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Odis D. Clark (D) by 37.5 points.

Knox NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%9,685
31.2%4,398
14,083 votes

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