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1982Final results

1982 election for Arkansas Senate District 7

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Clovis Bryant (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Paxton (Oth) by 43.6 points.

Clovis BryantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%13,638
PaxtonOther party
28.2%5,362
19,000 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+4.21984D+25.51988D+46.41992D+0.22002D+3.22004R+29.52012

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