1980Final results

1980 primary for Arkansas House District 40

Name: 1980 primary for Arkansas House District 40
Start: 1980-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Robert Leon Hardin (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Forgey (D) by 16.0 points.

Robert Leon HardinDemocrat · winner · incumbent

58.0%2,683

42.0%1,944

4,627 votes

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