1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 5
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Tom Watson (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Andrew Schug (D) by 16.7 points.
Tom WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%10,011
Andrew SchugDemocrat
41.6%7,140
17,151 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET