1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Arkansas House District 55
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Jim Magnus (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Henry Osterloh (D) by 7.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim MagnusRepublican · winner
53.7%5,438
Henry OsterlohDemocrat
46.3%4,695
10,133 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