1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Arkansas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Arkansas State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 31 · R 4
Races17
Changed party0
Unopposed88%15 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 15 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Joe E. Yates (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Tom Watson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Luther Hardin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Allen Gordon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Mike Bearden (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Travis A. Miles (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Bud Canada (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Charlie Cole Chaffin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Stanley Russ (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Clarence E. Bell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Neely Cassady (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | George Hopkins (D) | 56.7 | |
| SD-22 | Robert Ben Allen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Doug Brandon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Knox Nelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Paul Benham (D) | 34.7 | |
| SD-32 | Mike Kinard (D) | Unopposed |
Arkansas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner