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1986Final results

1986 election for Arkansas House District 1

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Tim Hutchinson (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Lester Hall (D) by 44.0 points.

Tim HutchinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%6,476
Lester HallDemocrat
28.0%2,516
8,992 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+100.01980R+14.41984R+44.01986R+3.61994R+37.62000D+14.22004

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