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1982 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Paul Hammerschmidt won the 1982 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election. John Paul Hammerschmidt received 133,909 popular votes (65.97%). The main challenger was Jim McDougal (34.03%).

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

Hammerschmidt +31.9 pts · won by 64,820 votes
John Paul HammerschmidtRepublicanWINNER65.97%
133,909 votes
Jim McDougalDemocratic34.03%
69,089 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.