1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Arkansas House District 89
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
John Dawson (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Bobby Patterson (D) by 33.2 points.
John DawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%4,617
Bobby PattersonDemocrat
33.4%2,316
6,933 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET