2012Final results
2012 election for Arkansas House District 59
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Butch Wilkins (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John Cooper (R) by 7.3 points.
Butch WilkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%4,390
John CooperRepublican
46.3%3,790
8,180 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET