1982Final results
1982 election for Arkansas Senate District 15
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Bud Canada (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating John Hoffman (Oth) by 37.1 points.
Bud CanadaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%17,126
John HoffmanOther party
31.4%7,850
24,976 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