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1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 2

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Dave Roberts (D) won with 36.4% of the vote, defeating Roy H. Sims (D) by 11.5 points.

Dave RobertsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.4%8,275
Henry OsterlohDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.4%6,239
Roy H. SimsDemocrat
24.8%5,651
11.4%2,586
22,751 votes

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