Elections / 1978 · Senate · AR
The Democratic candidate won Arkansas's Senate seat D+60.2.
Arkansas, 1978. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Arkansas — 1978 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
395,506
76.5%
Republican (R)
84,308
16.3%
All others
37,211
7.2%
Margin
D+60.2
Arkansas's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +60.2% |
| 1980 | +18.2% |
| 1984 | +14.7% |
| 1986 | +24.6% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 1998 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | +79.5% |
| 2010 | −21.0% |
| 2014 | −17.1% |
| 2016 | −23.6% |
| 2020 | −66.5% |
| 2022 | −34.6% |