1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 8
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Luther Hardin (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Samuel Rye (D) by 4.3 points.
Luther HardinDemocrat · winner
52.1%11,193
Samuel RyeDemocrat
47.9%10,275
21,468 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET