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2010 election for Arkansas House District 59

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Josh Johnston (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Choate (D) by 15.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Josh JohnstonRepublican · winner
58.0%5,777
Steve ChoateDemocrat
42.0%4,190
9,967 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

EvenD+3.62004D+9.62006R+15.92010D+7.32012R+11.52014R+32.32020

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