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1988Final results

1988 election for Arkansas House District 89

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

John Dawson (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Deane Quarles (R) by 29.5 points.

John DawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%5,432
Deane QuarlesRepublican
35.3%2,960
8,392 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+15.32004D+1.72006D+8.82008R+0.92010R+27.12012R+12.22016

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