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1980 Arkansas U.S. Senate Election

Arkansas · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Arkansas U.S. Senate Election?

Dale Bumpers won the 1980 Arkansas U.S. Senate Election. Dale Bumpers received 477,905 popular votes (59.09%). The main challenger was Bill Clark (40.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Bumpers and Clark

Bumpers +18.2 pts · won by 147,329 votes
Dale BumpersDemocraticWINNER59.09%
477,905 votes
Bill ClarkRepublican40.87%
330,576 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.