1996Final results
1996 election for Arkansas's 3rd District
U.S. House · Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Ann Henry (D) by 13.9 points.
Asa HutchinsonRepublican · winner
55.7%137,093
Ann HenryDemocrat
41.8%102,994
Tony Joe HuffmanReform
2.4%5,974
246,132 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ann HenryAsa Hutchinson
$466.5K
Raised by the campaign
$373.4K
$441.7K
Spent by the campaign
$366.6K
$24.8K
Cash on hand
$1.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: Tony Joe Huffman $7.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996