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1988Final resultsIncumbent defeatedSpecial election

1988 special election for Arkansas House District 48

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Ben McGee (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Stockley (D) by 6.4 points.

Ben McGeeDemocrat · winner
53.2%1,913
Jim StockleyDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%1,682
3,595 votes

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