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2008Final results

2008 election for Arkansas House District 81

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Karen Hopper (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Danny K. Rowe (D) by 39.7 points.

Karen HopperRepublican · winner
61.3%8,596
21.6%3,032
Bonnie B. BrownIndependent
17.1%2,402
14,030 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

EvenR+34.52012R+44.32016R+44.62018R+26.22022R+20.42024R+1.12026

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