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1994Final results

1994 election for Arkansas House District 71

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Pat Pappas (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Betsy Francis (R) by 7.0 points.

Pat PappasDemocrat · winner
53.5%3,614
Betsy FrancisRepublican
46.5%3,144
6,758 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+7.01994D+7.01996R+29.92018R+18.22022R+11.42024D+10.82026

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