2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Arkansas House District 47
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Stephen Meeks (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Eddie Hawkins (D) by 10.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stephen MeeksRepublican · winner
55.2%4,841
Eddie HawkinsDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%3,921
8,762 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET