2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Arkansas House District 82
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Lori Benedict (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Hutchison (D) by 10.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lori BenedictRepublican · winner
55.4%5,187
Robert HutchisonDemocrat
44.6%4,184
9,371 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