1978 primaries · May 1, 1978
1978 Arkansas State Senate primaries results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1978 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| 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 |
Arkansas State Senate
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