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1978Final results

1978 election for Arkansas House District 54

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Henry Wilkins (D) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Gilbert (R) by 60.5 points.

Henry WilkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.3%1,536
19.7%378
1,914 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

EvenD+35.72004R+12.32014R+48.42016R+51.82018R+39.32024R+27.02026

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