1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Arkansas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 32 · R 3
Races35
Changed party0
Unopposed71%25 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 32 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Joe E. Yates (R) | 15.0 | |
| SD-2 | John Lisle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Vada Sheid (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Nick Wilson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Tom Watson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Morriss Henry (D) | 28.5 | |
| SD-7 | Clovis Bryant (D) | 43.6 | |
| SD-8 | Luther Hardin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Allen Gordon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Jim Wood (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Jerry Bookout (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | John F. Bearden Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Travis A. Miles (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Bill Walters (R) | 4.9 | |
| SD-15 | Bud Canada (D) | 37.1 | |
| SD-16 | James R. Teague (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Stanley Russ (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Clarence E. Bell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | William K. Ingram (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Neely Cassady (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Alvin Dwiggins (D) | 52.6 | |
| SD-22 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | 38.2 | |
| SD-23 | Doug Brandon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Cliff Hoofman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Max Howell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Knox Nelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Jay Bradford (D) | 32.8 | |
| SD-29 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Paul Benham (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Wayne Dowd (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Bill Henley (D) | 60.0 | |
| SD-33 | W. D. Moore Jr. (D) | 31.4 | |
| SD-34 | James C. Scott (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Jack Gibson (D) | Unopposed |
Arkansas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner