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2012Final results

2012 election for Arkansas House District 72

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Steve Magie (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Rocky Lawrence (R) by 19.2 points.

Steve MagieDemocrat · winner
59.6%5,185
Rocky LawrenceRepublican
40.4%3,515
8,700 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

EvenD+57.61998R+10.42002D+19.22012D+12.72014D+19.72016D+16.02020

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