1996Final results
1996 election for Arkansas House District 17
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Ode Maddox (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Audry T. Whisenhunt (R) by 14.3 points.
Ode MaddoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%5,719
Audry T. WhisenhuntRepublican
42.9%4,288
10,007 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET