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1982Final results

1982 election for Arkansas House District 73

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Shirley Meacham (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating McKenzie (Oth) by 52.4 points.

Shirley MeachamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%5,399
McKenzieOther party
23.8%1,685
7,084 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+44.12006D+23.52008D+14.12010D+4.32012R+2.82014R+51.52016

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