1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 primary for Arkansas House District 30

Name: 1980 primary for Arkansas House District 30
Start: 1980-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

William H. Sanson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Larry Mahan (D) by 2.3 points.

William H. SansonDemocrat · winner

51.2%3,791

Larry MahanDemocrat · incumbent

48.8%3,618

7,409 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET