2008Final results
2008 election for Arkansas House District 43
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Jim Nickels (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Steven Meckfessel (R) by 4.6 points.
Jim NickelsDemocrat · winner
52.3%7,181
Steven MeckfesselRepublican
47.7%6,552
13,733 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET