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1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas House District 23

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

David Beatty (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Ronnie Walraven (D) by 17.4 points.

David BeattyDemocrat · winner
58.7%3,726
41.3%2,621
6,347 votes

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