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1978Final results

1978 election for Arkansas House District 62

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Nap B. Murphy (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating George B. Pugh (Ind) by 22.8 points.

Nap B. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%2,736
George B. PughIndependent
38.6%1,720
4,456 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+12.11992D+19.61994R+5.41998R+14.82002R+6.42008D+11.62012

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