1980 United States Senate election in Arkansas

1980 United States Senate election in Arkansas
	County results ; Bumpers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Clark: 50–60% 60-70% 70-80%
U.S. senator before election; Dale Bumpers; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Dale Bumpers; Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers won re-election to a second term.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

Dale Bumpers, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor

Republican[]

William Clark, real estate broker

Results[]

Arkansas Senate election 1980^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Dale Bumpers (Incumbent)	477,905	59.09%
Republican	Bill Clark	360,576	40.87%
Independent	Walter McCarty	331	0.04%
Democratic hold

References[]

^ "Our Campaigns - AR US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980".

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