1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 14

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 14
Start: 1982-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

C. E. Patton (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating W. E. Rainwater (D) by 8.0 points.

C. E. PattonDemocrat · winner

54.0%8,705

W. E. RainwaterDemocrat · incumbent

46.0%7,417

16,122 votes

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