1992Final results
1992 election for Arkansas House District 40
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Vada Sheid (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Doris Burnett Desousa (R) by 2.9 points.
Vada SheidDemocrat · winner
51.5%6,122
Doris Burnett DesousaRepublican
48.5%5,772
11,894 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET