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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Arkansas/AR-03
      1978·US House·Arkansas·District profile →

      Arkansas District 3 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John Paul Hammerschmidt
      78.4%130,086 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      William Curtis Mears
      21.6%35,748 votes
      Margin
      R+56.9
      165,834 total votes
      2 candidates165,834 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John Paul HammerschmidtREP✓
      		REP130,08678.4%
      William Curtis MearsDEM
      		DEM35,74821.6%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+24.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.5
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202436.2%61.1%R+24.9309,672
      202036.8%60.2%R+23.4300,274
      201631.8%60.4%R+28.6259,373
      201233.5%66.5%R+33.1219,387
      200834.6%62.9%R+28.3220,982

      Seat History

      US House in Arkansas

      2024
      Steve WomackREP
      R+32.0
      2022
      Steve WomackREP
      R+30.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Steve WomackREP
      R+32.5
      2018
      Steve WomackREP
      R+32.1
      2016
      Steve WomackREP
      R+77.3
      2014
      Steve WomackREP
      R+79.4
      2012
      Steve WomackREP
      R+75.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Steve WomackREP
      R+44.9
      2008
      John BoozmanREP
      R+78.5
      2006
      John BoozmanREP
      R+24.5
      2004
      John BoozmanREP
      R+21.2
      2002
      John BoozmanREP
      R+98.9
      Redistricted
      2000
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+100.0
      1998
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+80.7
      1996
      Asa HutchinsonREP
      R+13.8
      View all US House history for Arkansas →

      Candidates

      John Paul HammerschmidtREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1990
      US House
      Full profile →
      William Curtis MearsDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Arkansas, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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