1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Arkansas House District 12
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Jerry King (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Bobby Jack Covert (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jerry KingRepublican · winner
50.3%4,078
Bobby Jack CovertDemocrat
49.7%4,027
8,105 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET