2012Final results

2012 election for Arkansas Senate District 18

Arkansas State Senate · Arkansas

Missy Irvin (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating William White (D) by 40.5 points.

Missy IrvinRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%22,290
24.6%8,412
Paul WhiteIndependent
10.3%3,540
34,242 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+100.01970D+19.91990D+10.11994R+13.62010R+40.52012R+64.12022

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