2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Arkansas House District 61
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Scott Baltz (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Lori Benedict (R) by 2.9 points.
Scott BaltzDemocrat · winner
51.4%5,429
Lori BenedictRepublican · incumbent
48.5%5,123
10,552 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