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2008Final results

2008 election for Arkansas House District 89

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Jim House (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Long (R) by 8.8 points.

Jim HouseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%8,252
Gene LongRepublican
45.6%6,923
15,175 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+15.32004D+1.72006D+8.82008R+0.92010R+27.12012R+12.22016

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