1980Final results

1980 election for Arkansas House District 26

Name: 1980 election for Arkansas House District 26
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

C. W. Melson (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Keith Lewis (D) by 22.8 points.

C. W. MelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent

61.4%7,142

38.6%4,487

11,629 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

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