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2002Final results

2002 election for Arkansas House District 4

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Russ Bennett (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating James Latson Souter (D) by 11.6 points.

Russ BennettRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%4,514
44.2%3,577
8,091 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+18.61998R+11.62002R+5.02010D+8.72012R+18.62014R+46.52016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET