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2006Final results

2006 election for Arkansas House District 49

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Mark Pate (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Ricky Thomas (R) by 25.5 points.

Mark PateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%5,137
Ricky ThomasRepublican
37.2%3,047
8,184 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+4.02002D+25.52006R+9.72008R+33.72010R+11.32016R+25.62018

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