2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Arkansas House District 82
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Bill Gossage (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Leslee Milam Post (D) by 27.0 points.
Bill GossageRepublican · winner
63.5%6,804
Leslee Milam PostDemocrat · incumbent
36.5%3,909
10,713 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