1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 2
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Cliff Hoofman (D) won with 25.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Oholendt (D) by 13.5 points.
Cliff HoofmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.4%8,082
Henry OsterlohDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.4%7,765
Dave RobertsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.0%6,677
Gene OholendtDemocrat
11.9%3,786
Morgan C. WelchDemocrat
9.0%2,871
Richard VaughnDemocrat
8.4%2,689
31,870 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET