1980 primaries · May 1, 1980
1980 Arkansas House of Representatives primary results, district by district
Every Arkansas House of Representatives district in the 1980 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Cliff Hoofman (D) | 13.5 | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Doug Brandon (D) | 0.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Railey A. Steele (D) | 28.3 | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Charles W. Stewart (D) | 10.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Edward F. Thicksten (D) | 28.2 | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Ralph Blair (D) | 31.9 | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | W. R. Rice (D) | 57.1 | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Ode Maddox (D) | 39.6 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Bobby Tullis (D) | 15.2 | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Keith Wood (D) | 9.8 | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Travis Dowd (D) | 1.4 | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Charles Ormond (D) | 5.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | William H. Sanson (D) | 2.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Ray S. Smith Jr. (D) | 45.4 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Jack McCoy (D) | 15.5 | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | Grady Arrington (D) | 29.9 | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Robert Leon Hardin (D) | 16.0 | |
| HD-51 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | G. W. Turner Jr. (D) | 27.9 | |
| HD-57 · Democratic primary | Wayne Hampton (D) | 10.8 | |
| HD-59 · Democratic primary | David L. Wells (D) | 46.1 | |
| HD-61 · Democratic primary | Vernon Roberts (D) | 9.4 | |
| HD-64 · Democratic primary | Johnny Rapert (D) | 10.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-84 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — |
Arkansas House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner