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2010 election for Arkansas House District 6

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Matthew Shepherd (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Ken Bridges (D) by 39.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Matthew ShepherdRepublican · winner
69.7%4,780
Ken BridgesDemocrat
30.3%2,074
6,854 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

EvenR+12.11998R+29.62000D+51.12006R+39.52010R+68.02022R+37.12024

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