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2002Final results

2002 election for Arkansas House District 53

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Denny Sumpter (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Tracy L. Catt (R) by 3.5 points.

Denny SumpterDemocrat · winner
51.7%3,106
Tracy L. CattRepublican
48.3%2,896
6,002 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+13.31996R+18.41998R+21.02000D+3.52002D+20.32004D+18.62006

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