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1988Final results

1988 election for Arkansas House District 48

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Ben McGee (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Leo Chitman (Ind) by 32.3 points.

Ben McGeeDemocrat · winner
66.1%3,798
Leo ChitmanIndependent
33.9%1,944
5,742 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+3.72002R+43.42004

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