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1980Final results

1980 election for Arkansas House District 70

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Albert Collier (D) won with 87.2% of the vote, defeating Gene Ridgeway (R) by 74.4 points.

Albert CollierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.2%6,989
Gene RidgewayRepublican
12.8%1,026
8,015 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

EvenR+6.52002R+21.92008R+23.62012R+11.62014R+11.12018R+11.02022

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