1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Arkansas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 35 · R 0
Races18
Changed party1
Unopposed89%16 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 18
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Max Howell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Jim Holstead (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Kim Hendren (D) | 12.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Morriss Henry (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Clovis Bryant (D) | 9.3 | |
| SD-11 | Olen Hendrix (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Wayne Dowd (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Joe Ray (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | J. A. Womack (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Morrell Gathright (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Nick Wilson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Jim Wood (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | W. N. Hargrove (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Tom Watson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Clarence E. Bell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Paul Benham (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | John F. Gibson Sr. (D) | Unopposed |
Arkansas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner