1978 primaries · May 1, 1978
1978 Arkansas primaries results
Every race on Arkansas's ballot in the 1978 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races41
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Jim Holstead (D) | 26.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | Kim Hendren (D) | 17.8 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Wayne Dowd (D) | 31.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | J. A. Womack (D) | 18.0 | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | Nick Wilson (D) | 28.5 | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | Tom Watson (D) | 0.4 | |
| SD-34 · Democratic primary | Paul Benham (D) | 23.1 |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Mike Wilson (D) | 5.4 | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Dave Roberts (D) | 11.5 | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Grover Richardson (D) | 8.8 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | George E. Wimberly (D) | 14.2 | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Carl E. Rose (D) | 24.3 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Bill Stancil (D) | 30.5 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Charles Wade (D) | 18.1 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Larry Mitchell (D) | 8.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Jim Montgomery (D) | 24.7 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Jack McCoy (D) | 19.3 | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-47 · Democratic primary | Pat Ellis (D) | 35.7 | |
| HD-49 · Democratic primary | John Paul Capps (D) | 5.4 | |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Hubert Hankins (D) | 4.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | G. W. Turner Jr. (D) | 20.9 | |
| HD-58 · Democratic primary | Jimmie D. McKissack (D) | 25.8 | |
| HD-59 · Democratic primary | David L. Wells (D) | 16.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-63 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-64 · Democratic primary | Arlo Tyer (D) | 12.7 | |
| HD-65 · Democratic primary | James Holland (D) | 21.9 | |
| HD-67 · Democratic primary | W. H. Thompson (D) | 6.1 | |
| HD-68 · Democratic primary | Bobby L. Hogue (D) | 22.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-69 · Democratic primary | K. W. Webb (D) | 42.3 | |
| HD-70 · Democratic primary | Albert Collier (D) | 58.4 | |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-84 · Democratic primary | Kent Rubens (D) | 15.0 |
Arkansas
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