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2014Final results

2014 election for Arkansas House District 97

Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas

Bob Ballinger (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Carter (D) by 29.6 points.

Bob BallingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%6,234
35.2%3,384
9,618 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 2014

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