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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Arkansas House District 51

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Ted Mullenix (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Montgomery (Oth) by 8.7 points.

Ted MullenixRepublican · winner
54.3%4,950
Jim MontgomeryOther party · incumbent
45.7%4,160
9,110 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

EvenD+17.01992D+43.11998D+18.12000D+19.02010R+36.52024R+24.72026

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