1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Arkansas House District 68
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Russ Hunt (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating J. R. Thomas (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Russ HuntRepublican · winner
51.7%3,928
J. R. ThomasDemocrat
48.3%3,676
7,604 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