1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 52

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 52
Start: 1982-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bill Randall (D) won with 31.9% of the vote, defeating Ray S. Smith Jr. (D) by 8.9 points.

Bill RandallDemocrat · winner · incumbent

31.9%7,638

John ParkersonDemocrat · winner

27.8%6,656

Ray S. Smith Jr.Democrat · incumbent

23.0%5,511

17.2%4,115

23,920 votes

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