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2006Final results

2006 election for Arkansas House District 53

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Denny Sumpter (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Nassar (R) by 18.6 points.

Denny SumpterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%5,498
Ray NassarRepublican
40.7%3,772
9,270 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

EvenR+21.02000D+3.52002D+20.32004D+18.62006R+5.72014R+52.72020

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