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      Home/Elections/1980/US Senate/Arkansas
      1980·US Senate·Arkansas

      Arkansas US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Dale Bumpers
      59.1%477,905 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Bill Clark
      40.9%330,576 votes
      Margin
      D+18.2
      808,812 total votes
      3 candidates808,812 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Dale BumpersDEM✓
      		DEM477,90559.1%
      Bill ClarkREP
      		REP330,57640.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH3310.0%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Arkansas(Class I)

      2022
      John BoozmanREP
      R+34.6
      2020
      Tom CottonREP
      R+66.5
      2016
      John BoozmanREP
      R+23.6
      2014
      Tom CottonREP
      R+17.1
      2010
      John BoozmanREP
      R+21.0
      2008
      Mark PryorDEM
      D+79.5
      2004
      Blanche LincolnDEM
      D+11.8
      2002
      Mark PryorDEM
      D+7.8
      1998
      Blanche LincolnDEM
      D+12.8
      1996
      Timothy HutchinsonREP
      R+5.4
      1992
      Dale BumpersDEM
      D+20.4
      1990
      David PryorDEM
      D+99.8
      1986
      Dale BumpersDEM
      D+24.6
      1984
      David PryorDEM
      D+14.7
      View all US Senate history for Arkansas →

      Candidates

      Bill ClarkDEM
      Record10W-3L
      Avg MarginD+17.5
      Career1968-1998
      State House / US Senate
      Full profile →
      Dale BumpersDEM
      Record6W-0L
      Avg MarginD+35.5
      Career1970-1992
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Arkansas, 1980

      President1 contest →US House4 contests →Governor1 contest →
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