1980Final results
1980 election for Arkansas House District 8
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Jerry Hinshaw (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Railey A. Steele (D) by 20.9 points.
Jerry HinshawRepublican · winner
60.4%4,762
Railey A. SteeleDemocrat
39.6%3,117
7,879 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