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1984Final results

1984 election for Arkansas House District 73

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Shirley Calhoun (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Betty Medford (Ind) by 39.5 points.

Shirley CalhounDemocrat · winner
69.8%5,269
Betty MedfordIndependent
30.2%2,285
7,554 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

EvenD+44.12006D+23.52008D+14.12010D+4.32012R+2.82014R+51.52016

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