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2008Final results

2008 election for Arkansas House District 54

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Otis L. Davis (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Philyaw (Ind) by 56.0 points.

Otis L. DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.0%5,828
22.0%1,642
7,470 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

EvenD+35.72004R+12.32014R+48.42016R+51.82018R+39.32024R+27.02026

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