Elections / 1982 · House · AR-02
AR-02 — 1982 U.S. House election
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How it voted
Share of the 1982 vote
| Ed Bethune ✓Republican | 53.9% | 96,775 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles L GeorgeDemocrat | 46.1% | 82,913 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1982 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
AR-02 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 306,286 | |
| 2022 | R | 246,446 | |
| 2020 | R | 332,503 | |
| 2018 | R | 253,453 | |
| 2016 | R | 302,464 | |
| 2014 | R | 237,330 | |
| 2012 | R | 286,598 | |
| 2010 | R | 210,852 | |
| 2008 | D | 277,366 | |
| 2006 | D | 206,303 | |
| 2004 | D | 276,493 | |
| 2002 | D | 153,626 | |
| 2000 | D | 220,649 | |
| 1998 | D | 173,071 | |
| 1996 | D | 219,389 | |
| 1994 | D | 170,053 | |
| 1992 | D | 208,924 | |
| 1990 | D | 171,271 | |
| 1988 | D | 202,364 | |
| 1986 | D | 170,146 | |
| 1984 | D | 219,079 | |
| 1982 | R | 179,688 | |
| 1980 | R | 201,655 | |
| 1978 | R | 127,425 | |
| 1976 | D | 167,607 |
Same ballot, 1982AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.