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2000 election for Arkansas Senate District 12
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Sharon Trusty (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating John Whiteside (D) by 11.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sharon TrustyRepublican · winner
55.9%14,689
John WhitesideDemocrat
44.1%11,571
26,260 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET