1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Arkansas Senate District 12
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Mike Bearden (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Hays T. Sullivan (D) by 22.5 points.
Mike BeardenDemocrat · winner
52.1%7,408
Hays T. SullivanDemocrat
29.6%4,205
Richard KingDemocrat
18.3%2,596
14,209 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET