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1996Final results

1996 election for Arkansas House District 22

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

David Beatty (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Russ Bennett (R) by 9.0 points.

David BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%4,560
Russ BennettRepublican
45.5%3,805
8,365 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

EvenD+9.01996R+4.81998R+18.92000R+19.92010R+30.82018D+5.02022

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