1982 primaries · May 1, 1982
1982 Arkansas State Senate primaries results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1982 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| 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 |
Arkansas State Senate
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