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1978 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Paul Hammerschmidt won the 1978 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election. John Paul Hammerschmidt received 130,086 popular votes (78.44%). The main challenger was William Curtis Mears (21.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Hammerschmidt and Mears

Hammerschmidt +56.9 pts · won by 94,338 votes
John Paul HammerschmidtRepublicanWINNER78.44%
130,086 votes
William Curtis MearsDemocratic21.56%
35,748 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.