1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 47
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Pat Ellis (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating James S. Goodman (D) by 35.7 points.
Pat EllisDemocrat · winner
67.8%7,873
James S. GoodmanDemocrat
32.2%3,731
11,604 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET