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1988Final results

1988 election for Arkansas House District 3

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bob Watts (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Marvin Doil (D) by 43.9 points.

Bob WattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%7,030
Marvin DoilDemocrat
28.0%2,740
9,770 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+39.51992R+21.62000D+55.32006D+57.72008D+8.22012R+15.42016

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