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1978 Arkansas U.S. Senate Election

Arkansas · 3 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Arkansas U.S. Senate Election?

David H. Pryor won the 1978 Arkansas U.S. Senate Election. David H. Pryor received 395,506 popular votes (76.48%). The main challenger was Tom Kelly (16.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Pryor and Kelly

Pryor +60.2 pts · won by 311,198 votes
David H. PryorDemocraticWINNER76.48%
395,506 votes
Tom KellyRepublican16.3%
84,308 votes
John Graham BlackIndependent7.2%
37,211 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.