1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 17

Name: 1980 Democratic primary runoff for Arkansas Senate District 17
Start: 1980-06-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Alvin Dwiggins (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Harold King (D) by 6.5 points.

Alvin DwigginsDemocrat · winner

53.2%7,422

Harold KingDemocrat · incumbent

46.8%6,517

13,939 votes

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