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2000 election for Arkansas Senate District 27
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Ruth R. Whitaker (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Dorvan Wiley (D) by 16.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ruth R. WhitakerRepublican · winner
58.0%15,573
Dorvan WileyDemocrat
42.0%11,281
26,854 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