1988Final results
1988 runoff for Arkansas Senate District 5
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Gladys Watson (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Shipman (D) by 5.7 points.
Gladys WatsonDemocrat · winner
52.8%4,585
Jerry ShipmanDemocrat
47.2%4,091
8,676 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET