1986Final results
1986 election for Arkansas House District 62
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
3 seats: Bill Walker Jr. (D), Irma Hunter Brown (D), William H. Townsend (D) won.
3 seatsBill Walker Jr.Democrat · winner
41.1%9,665
Irma Hunter BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.1%9,658
Dale JohnsonRepublican
7.4%1,737
Bob HannahRepublican
6.8%1,589
Louis WilsonIndependent
3.7%872
William H. TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
23,521 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bill Walker Jr. (D)Irma Hunter Brown (D)Dale Johnson (R)Bob Hannah (R)
Also on the ballot: Louis Wilson (Independent), 3.7%; William H. Townsend (Democrat), 0.0%