1982Final results
1982 election for Arkansas Senate District 14
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Bill Walters (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating C. E. Patton (D) by 4.9 points.
Bill WaltersRepublican · winner
52.5%12,849
C. E. PattonDemocrat
47.5%11,640
24,489 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET