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2012Final results

2012 election for Arkansas House District 97

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bob Ballinger (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Berry (D) by 12.4 points.

Bob BallingerRepublican · winner
56.2%6,706
Robert BerryDemocrat
43.8%5,226
11,932 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+12.42012R+29.62014R+18.62018R+19.42020R+39.02024

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