1984Final resultsSpecial election
1984 special election for Arkansas Senate District 16
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Charlie Cole Chaffin (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Norma Stewart (R) by 38.7 points.
Charlie Cole ChaffinDemocrat · winner
69.3%16,961
Norma StewartRepublican
30.7%7,499
24,460 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET