1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 Arkansas primaries results
Every race on Arkansas's ballot in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races23
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Tom Watson (D) | 32.7 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Mike Bearden (D) | 22.5 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Bud Canada (D) | 38.4 | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | Mike Kinard (D) | 15.9 | Incumbent lost |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Cliff Brown (D) | 20.9 | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Mike Todd (D) | 5.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Wayne Wagner (D) | 3.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | L. L. Bryan (D) | 19.7 | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Albert Collier (D) | 47.5 | |
| HD-44 · Democratic primary | John Paul Capps (D) | 45.9 | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | Jim Stockley (D) | 13.1 | |
| HD-52 · Democratic primary | John Parkerson (D) | 34.9 | |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | Irma Hunter Brown (D) | 11.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-65 · Democratic primary | Pat Hays (D) | 25.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-68 · Democratic primary | Mike Wilson (D) | 32.9 | |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | Ernest Cunningham (D) | 19.9 | |
| HD-76 · Democratic primary | Gus Wingfield (D) | 43.4 | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | Jack McCoy (D) | 23.2 | |
| HD-80 · Democratic primary | Sturgis Miller (D) | 46.2 | |
| HD-89 · Democratic primary | John Dawson (D) | 33.2 | |
| HD-95 · Democratic primary | David Beatty (D) | 40.9 | |
| HD-100 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
Arkansas
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