1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Arkansas House District 17
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Kevin Hatfield (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating David H. Fox (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kevin HatfieldRepublican · winner
50.6%5,251
David H. FoxDemocrat
49.4%5,119
10,370 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET