1978Final results
1978 election for Arkansas House District 43
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Jim Smithson (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating R. R. Gregory (D) by 23.0 points.
Jim SmithsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%6,418
R. R. GregoryDemocrat
38.5%4,020
10,438 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