1998Final results
1998 election for Arkansas House District 12
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
3 seats: W. K. McGehee Jr. (D), Jake C. Files (R), Jo Carson (D) won.
3 seatsW. K. McGehee Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
20.4%10,809
Jake C. FilesRepublican · winner
17.8%9,434
Jo CarsonDemocrat · winner
17.8%9,428
Leo FaulknerRepublican
15.6%8,273
Tracy PennartzDemocrat
15.4%8,188
W. L. JonesRepublican
13.0%6,879
53,011 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET