1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Arkansas Senate District 9
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Travis A. Miles (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Fleming (D) by 11.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Travis A. MilesRepublican · winner
55.7%10,137
Jerry FlemingDemocrat
44.3%8,074
18,211 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