1978Final results

1978 election for Arkansas House District 26

Name: 1978 election for Arkansas House District 26
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

C. W. Melson (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Conrad J. Villines (D) by 15.3 points.

C. W. MelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent

57.6%5,387

42.4%3,961

9,348 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

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