2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Arkansas House District 3
Arkansas House of Representatives · Arkansas
Danny Watson (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Brent Talley (D) by 15.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Danny WatsonRepublican · winner
56.9%5,311
Brent TalleyDemocrat · incumbent
41.5%3,872
Cecil AndersonLibertarian
1.7%157
9,340 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET