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1998Final results

1998 election for Arkansas House District 5

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Andrew Morris (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Claud F. Rutherford (D) by 16.0 points.

Andrew MorrisRepublican · winner
58.0%4,382
42.0%3,173
7,555 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

EvenR+100.01974R+100.01980R+16.01998D+13.82018D+13.52020R+30.22022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET