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1988 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Paul Hammerschmidt won the 1988 Arkansas U.S. House District 3 Election. John Paul Hammerschmidt received 161,623 popular votes (74.69%). The main challenger was David Stewart (25.31%).

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

Hammerschmidt +49.4 pts · won by 106,856 votes
John Paul HammerschmidtRepublicanWINNER74.69%
161,623 votes
David StewartDemocratic25.31%
54,767 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.