1980Final results
1980 election for Arkansas House District 47
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Pat Ellis (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Troy L. Phillips (R) by 28.6 points.
Pat EllisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%9,331
Troy L. PhillipsRepublican
35.7%5,176
14,507 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET