1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 65

Name: 1986 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 65
Start: 1986-05-01
Location: Arkansas

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Pat Hays (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Henry Osterloh (D) by 25.4 points.

Pat HaysDemocrat · winner

62.7%7,043

Henry OsterlohDemocrat · incumbent

37.3%4,190

11,233 votes

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