1978Final results
1978 election for Arkansas Senate District 8
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Clovis Bryant (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating J. C. Patterson (R) by 9.3 points.
Clovis BryantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%11,024
J. C. PattersonRepublican
45.4%9,152
20,176 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