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1978Final results

1978 election for Arkansas House District 6

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Clayton N. Little (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Joe E. Yates (R) by 12.4 points.

Clayton N. LittleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%4,593
Joe E. YatesRepublican
43.8%3,576
8,169 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

EvenR+12.11998R+29.62000D+51.12006R+39.52010R+68.02022R+37.12024

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