1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 3
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Grover Richardson (D) won with 23.0% of the vote, defeating Erma Hendrix (D) by 8.8 points.
Grover RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%4,169
William H. TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.6%3,909
Robert JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%3,523
Erma HendrixDemocrat
14.2%2,581
Judy GreenDemocrat
13.3%2,406
Donald L. JonesDemocrat
8.5%1,546
18,134 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET