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1994 Arkansas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1994 Arkansas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Ray Thornton won the 1994 Arkansas U.S. House District 2 Election. Ray Thornton received 97,580 popular votes (57.38%). The main challenger was Bill Powell (42.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Thornton and Powell

Thornton +14.8 pts · won by 25,107 votes
Ray ThorntonDemocraticWINNER57.38%
97,580 votes
Bill PowellRepublican42.62%
72,473 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.