1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 56

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 56
Start: 1982-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bob Teague (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating E. C. Benton (D) by 4.6 points.

Bob TeagueDemocrat · winner

52.3%8,774

E. C. BentonDemocrat · incumbent

47.7%8,005

16,779 votes

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