1998Final results
1998 election for Arkansas House District 17
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Steve Oglesby (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Audry T. Whisenhunt (R) by 12.5 points.
Steve OglesbyDemocrat · winner
53.3%4,528
Audry T. WhisenhuntRepublican
40.8%3,466
Denver CannonIndependent
5.9%504
8,498 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