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2004Final results

2004 election for Arkansas House District 53

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Denny Sumpter (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Clark (R) by 20.3 points.

Denny SumpterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%5,430
Richard ClarkRepublican
39.9%3,599
9,029 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+18.41998R+21.02000D+3.52002D+20.32004D+18.62006R+5.72014

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