Arkansas State House District 47
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Lee Johnson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Lee Johnson (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Lee JohnsonIncumbentRepublican
Source: arkansas.tally-enr.com, dated Oct 28
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History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 12,761
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
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- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee JohnsonWon Republican 12,761100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,721
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
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- Older district map (2022)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee JohnsonWon(incumbent) Republican 9,721100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,789
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCraig ChristiansenWon(incumbent) Republican 5,789100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,198
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCraig ChristiansenWon Republican 3,65050.7% DemocraticMichael John Gray(incumbent) Democratic 3,54849.3% - Election day
- November 8, 2016
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael John GrayWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 2014
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael John GrayWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJody DickinsonWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,762
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen MeeksWon Republican 4,84155.3% DemocraticEddie Hawkins(incumbent) Democratic 3,92144.8% - Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie C. HawkinsWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,868
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie HawkinsWon Democratic 4,62352.1% RepublicanCody Hiland Republican 4,24547.9% - Election day
- November 2, 2004
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPreston R. ScrogginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPreston ScrogginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,868
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDwight FiteWon Democratic 5,96554.9% RepublicanBob Herzfeld Sr. Republican 4,90345.1% - Election day
- November 3, 1998
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDouglas KiddWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDouglas KiddWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,856
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDouglas KiddWon Democratic 6,02068.0% RepublicanGary F. Hunnicutt Republican 2,83632.0% - Election day
- November 3, 1992
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticH. Lacy LandersWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1990
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat FlanaginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 8, 1988
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat FlanaginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 4, 1986
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat FlanaginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 6, 1984
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat FlanaginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1982
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat FlanaginWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,507
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat EllisWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,33164.3% RepublicanTroy L. Phillips Republican 5,17635.7% - Election day
- November 7, 1978
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPat EllisWon Democratic —— - Election day
- November 2, 1976
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCecil L. AlexanderWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,187
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
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- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCecil L. AlexanderWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,81185.0% RepublicanMayer Republican 1,37615.0% - Election day
- November 7, 1972
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 47, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCecil L. AlexanderWon(incumbent) Democratic ——
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Arkansas State House District 47, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ar/house/47. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ar/sldl:47
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026