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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 34

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

James C. Scott (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating George Locke (D) by 21.1 points.

James C. ScottDemocrat · winner
60.5%12,088
George LockeDemocrat · incumbent
39.5%7,880
19,968 votes

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