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2000 election for Arkansas Senate District 20
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Gilbert Baker (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen Simon (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gilbert BakerRepublican · winner
50.7%13,902
Stephen SimonDemocrat
49.3%13,494
27,396 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