1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Arkansas House District 7
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Richard L. Barclay (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Gary Rose (D) by 23.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard L. BarclayRepublican · winner
61.8%4,925
Gary RoseDemocrat
38.2%3,042
7,967 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