1998Final results
1998 election for Arkansas House District 55
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Jim Magnus (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating James J. Lessmeister (D) by 18.1 points.
Jim MagnusRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%4,568
James J. LessmeisterDemocrat
41.0%3,170
7,738 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