1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 12

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 12
Start: 1978-06-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bobby Jack Covert (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Phillips (D) by 11.3 points.

Bobby Jack CovertDemocrat · winner

55.7%3,642

Jack PhillipsDemocrat · incumbent

44.3%2,901

6,543 votes

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