2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Arkansas House District 62
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Shirley Walters (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Terry A. McMellon (D) by 14.8 points.
Shirley WaltersRepublican · winner
57.4%4,822
Terry A. McMellonDemocrat · incumbent
42.6%3,578
8,400 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET