1996Final results
1996 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 · incumbent
53.5%4,352
Betsy FrancisRepublican
46.5%3,779
8,131 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