1998Final results
1998 election for Arkansas House District 96
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Marvin Steele (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Joe E. Baker (R) by 15.4 points.
Marvin SteeleDemocrat · winner
57.7%3,238
Joe E. BakerRepublican
42.3%2,374
5,612 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