2002Final results
2002 election for Arkansas Senate District 31
Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas
Mary Anne Salmon (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Dean Elliott (R) by 5.4 points.
Mary Anne SalmonDemocrat · winner
52.7%14,840
Dean ElliottRepublican
47.3%13,326
28,166 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