1986Final results
1986 election for Arkansas Senate District 30
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Paul Benham (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Lewellen (Ind) by 34.7 points.
Paul BenhamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%11,780
Bill LewellenIndependent
32.6%5,705
17,485 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