1990Final results
1990 election for Arkansas House District 42
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
William H. Sanson (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Larry Mahan (Ind) by 23.3 points.
William H. SansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%5,051
Larry MahanIndependent
38.4%3,143
8,194 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET