1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 23
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Doug Brandon (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Dwight Linkous (D) by 0.6 points.
Doug BrandonDemocrat · winner
50.3%8,741
Dwight LinkousDemocrat
49.7%8,643
17,384 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET