1980Final results
1980 primary for Arkansas House District 17
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Ode Maddox (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Sam Varner (D) by 39.6 points.
Ode MaddoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%4,208
Sam VarnerDemocrat
30.2%1,820
6,028 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET