1996Final results
1996 election for Arkansas House District 30
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
M. Olin Cook (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Richard K. Lovell (R) by 2.7 points.
M. Olin CookDemocrat · winner
51.3%5,063
Richard K. LovellRepublican
48.7%4,801
9,864 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