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2012Final results

2012 election for Arkansas House District 70

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

David Meeks (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Cody Bassham (D) by 23.6 points.

David MeeksRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%6,829
Cody BasshamDemocrat
38.2%4,219
11,048 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

EvenR+6.52002R+21.92008R+23.62012R+11.62014R+11.12018R+11.02022

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