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1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 89

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

John Dawson (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Key (D) by 49.3 points.

John DawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%5,805
Joe KeyDemocrat
25.3%1,971
7,776 votes

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