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1982Final results

1982 election for Arkansas House District 4

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Jim Smithson (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Johnson (Oth) by 4.7 points.

Jim SmithsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%5,537
JohnsonOther party
47.7%5,041
10,578 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+18.61998R+11.62002R+5.02010D+8.72012R+18.62014R+46.52016

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