1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 31
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Wayne Dowd (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating D. E. Franklin (D) by 53.0 points.
Wayne DowdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%14,586
D. E. FranklinDemocrat
23.5%4,485
19,071 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET