1980 Senate elections · Arkansas history
Arkansas U.S. Senate election 1980
Dale Bumpers DEM +18.2 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 808,812
- Margin
- 18.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in AR
- R+0.6same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Bumpers Won | DEM | 477,905 | 59.09% | |
| William Clark | REP | 330,576 | 40.87% | |
| Write-in | — | 331 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 808,812 | |||
Official source: data
Other Arkansas Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | John Boozman | 34.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tom Cotton | 33.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | John Boozman | 23.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Tom Cotton | 17.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | John Boozman | 21.0 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mark L. Pryor | 59.1 |
| 2004 | Class III | Blanche Lincoln | 11.8 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mark L. Pryor | 7.8 |
| 1998 | Class III | Blanche Lincoln | 12.8 |
| 1996 | Class II | Tim Hutchinson | 5.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Dale Bumpers | 20.4 |
| 1990 | Class II | David Hampton Pryor | — |
Full Arkansas Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Arkansas Senate race?
Dale Bumpers (DEM) won with 59.1% of the vote, ahead of William Clark (40.9%), a margin of 18.2 points.
Did the Arkansas Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Arkansas Senate race?
808,812 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.