1982 primaries · May 1, 1982
1982 Arkansas primaries results
Every race on Arkansas's ballot in the 1982 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races51
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | Bob Crafton (D) | 55.3 | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | John Lisle (D) | 35.6 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Nick Wilson (D) | 9.3 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Tom Watson (D) | 16.7 | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Luther Hardin (D) | 4.3 | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Jim Wood (D) | 10.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | C. E. Patton (D) | 8.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | James R. Teague (D) | 56.0 | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Neely Cassady (D) | 9.5 | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Alvin Dwiggins (D) | 20.9 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Doug Brandon (D) | 0.6 | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Jerry D. Jewell (D) | 4.4 | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Cliff Hoofman (D) | 10.8 | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | Jay Bradford (D) | 20.0 | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Paul Benham (D) | 9.3 | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | Wayne Dowd (D) | 53.0 | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-34 · Democratic primary | James C. Scott (D) | 21.1 | Incumbent lost |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | John E. Miller (D) | 35.1 | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | James Holland (D) | 6.0 | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Roylee Curry (D) | 32.6 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Pat Ellis (D) | 30.0 | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Mack Thompson (D) | 29.6 | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Rodger Langster (D) | 18.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | William R. Nicholson (D) | 8.3 | |
| HD-41 · Democratic primary | Bruce Hawkins (D) | 18.5 | |
| HD-42 · Democratic primary | Larry Mahan (D) | 1.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-43 · Democratic primary | Bill Stephens (D) | 39.1 | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | Lloyd C. McCuiston Jr. (D) | 14.9 | |
| HD-52 · Democratic primary | Bill Randall (D) | 8.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Larry Mitchell (D) | 14.8 | |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | Bob Teague (D) | 4.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-59 · Democratic primary | Gloria Cabe (D) | 23.9 | |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | William H. Townsend (D) | 41.0 | |
| HD-65 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-72 · Democratic primary | Bobby L. Glover (D) | 16.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | Jack McCoy (D) | 7.5 | |
| HD-79 · Democratic primary | Veo Easley (D) | 29.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-81 · Democratic primary | Hubert Hankins (D) | 42.1 | |
| HD-86 · Democratic primary | Bobby Tullis (D) | 33.7 | |
| HD-87 · Democratic primary | Myron W. Dugger (D) | 19.2 | |
| HD-89 · Democratic primary | John Dawson (D) | 49.3 | |
| HD-90 · Democratic primary | John Lipton (D) | 47.4 | |
| HD-92 · Democratic primary | Peggy Hartness (D) | 23.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-94 · Democratic primary | Travis Dowd (D) | 26.9 | |
| HD-96 · Democratic primary | Robert Leon Hardin (D) | 2.9 |
Arkansas
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