1998Final results
1998 election for Arkansas House District 40
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Shawn Womack (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Benny Magness (D) by 11.2 points.
Shawn WomackRepublican · winner
55.6%5,424
Benny MagnessDemocrat
44.4%4,333
9,757 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