1996Final results
1996 election for Arkansas House District 82
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
George R. French (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating William B. Lemons (R) by 12.7 points.
George R. FrenchDemocrat · winner
52.1%4,142
William B. LemonsRepublican
39.3%3,128
Sam WherryIndependent
8.6%685
7,955 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