1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Arkansas (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	David Pryor (D)		Tom Kelly (R)		John Black (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Arkansas	35%	4,961	85.2%	563	9.7%	299	5.1%	0	0.0%	4,398	5,823
Ashley	30%	4,276	83.2%	632	12.3%	234	4.6%	0	0.0%	3,644	5,142
Baxter	65%	7,735	63.2%	3,830	31.3%	676	5.5%	0	0.0%	3,905	12,241
Benton	38%	12,247	64.5%	5,817	30.7%	911	4.8%	0	0.0%	6,430	18,975
Boone	34%	3,939	67.2%	1,547	26.4%	379	6.5%	0	0.0%	2,392	5,865
Bradley	36%	2,964	88.8%	268	8.0%	105	3.1%	0	0.0%	2,696	3,337
Calhoun	36%	1,255	84.2%	158	10.6%	77	5.2%	0	0.0%	1,097	1,490
Carroll	44%	3,630	73.1%	1,001	20.2%	333	6.7%	0	0.0%	2,629	4,964
Chicot	47%	4,551	88.2%	398	7.7%	213	4.1%	0	0.0%	4,153	5,162
Clark	33%	4,620	84.6%	611	11.2%	224	4.1%	6	0.1%	4,009	5,461
Clay	38%	3,780	70.0%	523	9.7%	1,098	20.3%	0	0.0%	2,682	5,401
Cleburne	52%	4,505	78.3%	870	15.1%	376	6.5%	0	0.0%	3,635	5,751
Cleveland	37%	1,648	86.6%	158	8.3%	96	5.0%	0	0.0%	1,490	1,902
Columbia	28%	3,876	77.2%	885	17.6%	261	5.2%	0	0.0%	2,991	5,022
Conway	62%	6,567	85.0%	789	10.2%	367	4.8%	0	0.0%	5,778	7,723
Craighead	43%	12,950	70.8%	3,245	17.7%	2,094	11.4%	0	0.0%	9,705	18,289
Crawford	35%	5,529	70.1%	1,853	23.5%	506	6.4%	0	0.0%	3,676	7,888
Crittenden	25%	6,387	85.8%	848	11.4%	213	2.9%	0	0.0%	5,539	7,448
Cross	30%	3,310	86.6%	394	10.3%	118	3.1%	0	0.0%	2,916	3,822
Dallas	44%	2,704	88.0%	244	7.9%	126	4.1%	0	0.0%	2,460	3,074
Desha	37%	4,059	88.8%	349	7.6%	164	3.6%	0	0.0%	3,710	4,572
Drew	29%	2,832	84.3%	340	10.1%	187	5.6%	0	0.0%	2,492	3,359
Faulkner	28%	6,501	76.2%	1,305	15.3%	731	8.6%	0	0.0%	5,196	8,537
Franklin	55%	4,010	76.2%	982	18.7%	273	5.2%	0	0.0%	3,028	5,265
Fulton	31%	1,517	72.7%	386	18.5%	184	8.8%	0	0.0%	1,131	2,087
Garland	34%	14,110	85.0%	1,242	7.5%	1,242	7.5%	0	0.0%	12,868	16,594
Grant	35%	2,392	80.8%	381	12.9%	188	6.3%	0	0.0%	2,011	2,961
Greene	34%	5,125	74.1%	716	10.3%	1,077	15.6%	0	0.0%	4,048	6,918
Hempstead	36%	4,625	84.3%	679	12.4%	185	3.4%	0	0.0%	3,946	5,489
Hot Spring	38%	5,431	81.3%	857	12.8%	393	5.9%	0	0.0%	4,574	6,681
Howard	39%	2,901	84.1%	429	12.4%	120	3.5%	0	0.0%	2,472	3,450
Independence	38%	5,845	78.9%	932	12.6%	628	8.5%	2	0.0%	4,913	7,407
Izard	52%	2,817	72.7%	742	19.2%	315	8.1%	0	0.0%	2,075	3,874
Jackson	39%	4,775	84.7%	454	8.1%	409	7.3%	0	0.0%	4,321	5,638
Jefferson	19%	8,534	77.1%	1,070	9.7%	1,465	13.2%	0	0.0%	7,069	11,069
Johnson	49%	4,430	78.0%	897	15.8%	351	6.2%	0	0.0%	3,533	5,678
Lafayette	43%	2,405	84.1%	349	12.2%	106	3.7%	0	0.0%	2,056	2,860
Lawrence	41%	3,818	75.6%	603	11.9%	626	12.4%	0	0.0%	3,192	5,047
Lee	39%	3,360	86.4%	364	9.4%	166	4.3%	0	0.0%	2,996	3,890
Lincoln	31%	2,491	89.8%	174	6.3%	109	3.9%	0	0.0%	2,317	2,774
Little River	29%	2,093	82.8%	366	14.5%	70	2.8%	0	0.0%	1,727	2,529
Logan	54%	5,403	76.5%	1,272	18.0%	387	5.5%	0	0.0%	4,131	7,062
Lonoke	34%	6,030	83.9%	747	10.4%	405	5.6%	5	0.1%	5,283	7,187
Madison	43%	1,943	59.7%	1,132	34.8%	178	5.5%	0	0.0%	811	3,253
Marion	52%	2,656	69.3%	921	24.0%	256	6.7%	0	0.0%	1,735	3,833
Miller	31%	6,124	81.6%	1,172	15.6%	209	2.8%	0	0.0%	4,952	7,505
Mississippi	29%	9,770	87.9%	1,009	9.1%	332	3.0%	0	0.0%	8,761	11,111
Monroe	40%	3,175	86.7%	292	8.0%	195	5.3%	0	0.0%	2,883	3,662
Montgomery	38%	1,601	79.0%	318	15.7%	108	5.3%	0	0.0%	1,283	2,027
Nevada	36%	2,238	83.9%	327	12.3%	102	3.8%	0	0.0%	1,911	2,667
Newton	72%	2,061	57.8%	1,356	38.0%	148	4.2%	0	0.0%	705	3,565
Ouachita	29%	5,267	86.3%	599	9.8%	236	3.9%	0	0.0%	4,668	6,102
Perry	43%	1,548	78.1%	324	16.4%	108	5.5%	1	0.1%	1,224	1,981
Phillips	39%	7,577	89.2%	623	7.3%	298	3.5%	0	0.0%	6,954	8,498
Pike	34%	1,892	80.3%	339	14.4%	124	5.3%	0	0.0%	1,553	2,355
Poinsett	36%	5,444	84.2%	664	10.3%	360	5.6%	0	0.0%	4,780	6,468
Polk	39%	2,919	67.1%	954	21.9%	479	11.0%	0	0.0%	1,965	4,352
Pope	34%	6,863	79.7%	1,266	14.7%	485	5.6%	0	0.0%	5,597	8,614
Prairie	40%	2,285	84.5%	267	9.9%	152	5.6%	0	0.0%	2,018	2,704
Pulaski	27%	44,655	73.8%	11,401	18.9%	4,327	7.2%	99	0.2%	33,254	60,482
Randolph	33%	2,440	68.7%	411	11.6%	701	19.7%	0	0.0%	1,739	3,552
Saline	37%	9,604	79.4%	2,305	19.0%	191	1.6%	0	0.0%	7,299	12,100
Scott	43%	2,213	79.7%	398	14.3%	164	5.9%	0	0.0%	1,815	2,775
Searcy	87%	2,265	44.0%	1,220	23.7%	1,668	32.4%	0	0.0%	597	5,153
Sebastian	28%	13,105	73.9%	4,488	25.3%	145	0.8%	0	0.0%	8,617	17,738
Sevier	43%	2,908	73.7%	508	12.9%	528	13.4%	0	0.0%	2,380	3,944
Sharp	44%	2,917	69.0%	1,068	25.2%	245	5.8%	0	0.0%	1,849	4,230
St. Francis	38%	5,466	77.1%	693	9.8%	933	13.2%	0	0.0%	4,533	7,092
Stone	46%	2,139	78.4%	389	14.3%	201	7.4%	0	0.0%	1,750	2,729
Union	28%	6,664	71.4%	2,020	21.7%	645	6.9%	0	0.0%	4,644	9,329
Van Buren	59%	4,003	77.6%	766	14.9%	388	7.5%	0	0.0%	3,237	5,157
Washington	30%	14,282	69.9%	4,513	22.1%	1,625	8.0%	0	0.0%	9,769	20,420
White	40%	10,147	76.8%	1,916	14.5%	1,152	8.7%	0	0.0%	8,231	13,215
Woodruff	43%	2,816	88.4%	234	7.3%	137	4.3%	0	0.0%	2,582	3,187
Yell	41%	3,991	84.4%	559	11.8%	181	3.8%	0	0.0%	3,432	4,731
TOTAL	37%	399,916	76.6%	84,722	16.2%	37,488	7.2%	113	0.0%	315,194	522,239
Total R vote: 84,722 (16.2%)      Total D vote: 399,916 (76.6%)      Total Other vote: 37,601 (7.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$774,824		$16,208		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Arkansas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,961	85.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	563	9.7%
John Black (I)	299	5.1%
TOTAL	5,823
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Ashley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,276	83.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	632	12.3%
John Black (I)	234	4.6%
TOTAL	5,142
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Baxter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	7,735	63.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	3,830	31.3%
John Black (I)	676	5.5%
TOTAL	12,241
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	12,247	64.5%
Tom Kelly (R)	5,817	30.7%
John Black (I)	911	4.8%
TOTAL	18,975
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,939	67.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,547	26.4%
John Black (I)	379	6.5%
TOTAL	5,865
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,964	88.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	268	8.0%
John Black (I)	105	3.1%
TOTAL	3,337
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,255	84.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	158	10.6%
John Black (I)	77	5.2%
TOTAL	1,490
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,630	73.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,001	20.2%
John Black (I)	333	6.7%
TOTAL	4,964
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Chicot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,551	88.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	398	7.7%
John Black (I)	213	4.1%
TOTAL	5,162
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,620	84.6%
Tom Kelly (R)	611	11.2%
John Black (I)	224	4.1%
TOTAL	5,461
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,780	70.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	523	9.7%
John Black (I)	1,098	20.3%
TOTAL	5,401
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,505	78.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	870	15.1%
John Black (I)	376	6.5%
TOTAL	5,751
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,648	86.6%
Tom Kelly (R)	158	8.3%
John Black (I)	96	5.0%
TOTAL	1,902
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,876	77.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	885	17.6%
John Black (I)	261	5.2%
TOTAL	5,022
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Conway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,567	85.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	789	10.2%
John Black (I)	367	4.8%
TOTAL	7,723
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Craighead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	12,950	70.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	3,245	17.7%
John Black (I)	2,094	11.4%
TOTAL	18,289
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,529	70.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,853	23.5%
John Black (I)	506	6.4%
TOTAL	7,888
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Crittenden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,387	85.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	848	11.4%
John Black (I)	213	2.9%
TOTAL	7,448
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Cross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,310	86.6%
Tom Kelly (R)	394	10.3%
John Black (I)	118	3.1%
TOTAL	3,822
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,704	88.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	244	7.9%
John Black (I)	126	4.1%
TOTAL	3,074
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Desha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,059	88.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	349	7.6%
John Black (I)	164	3.6%
TOTAL	4,572
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Drew County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,832	84.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	340	10.1%
John Black (I)	187	5.6%
TOTAL	3,359
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Faulkner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,501	76.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,305	15.3%
John Black (I)	731	8.6%
TOTAL	8,537
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,010	76.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	982	18.7%
John Black (I)	273	5.2%
TOTAL	5,265
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,517	72.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	386	18.5%
John Black (I)	184	8.8%
TOTAL	2,087
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 2, Garland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	14,110	85.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,242	7.5%
John Black (I)	1,242	7.5%
TOTAL	16,594
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,392	80.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	381	12.9%
John Black (I)	188	6.3%
TOTAL	2,961
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,125	74.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	716	10.3%
John Black (I)	1,077	15.6%
TOTAL	6,918
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Hempstead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,625	84.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	679	12.4%
John Black (I)	185	3.4%
TOTAL	5,489
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Hot Spring County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,431	81.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	857	12.8%
John Black (I)	393	5.9%
TOTAL	6,681
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,901	84.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	429	12.4%
John Black (I)	120	3.5%
TOTAL	3,450
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Independence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,845	78.9%
Tom Kelly (R)	932	12.6%
John Black (I)	628	8.5%
TOTAL	7,407
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Izard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,817	72.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	742	19.2%
John Black (I)	315	8.1%
TOTAL	3,874
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,775	84.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	454	8.1%
John Black (I)	409	7.3%
TOTAL	5,638
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	8,534	77.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,070	9.7%
John Black (I)	1,465	13.2%
TOTAL	11,069
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,430	78.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	897	15.8%
John Black (I)	351	6.2%
TOTAL	5,678
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,405	84.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	349	12.2%
John Black (I)	106	3.7%
TOTAL	2,860
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,818	75.6%
Tom Kelly (R)	603	11.9%
John Black (I)	626	12.4%
TOTAL	5,047
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,360	86.4%
Tom Kelly (R)	364	9.4%
John Black (I)	166	4.3%
TOTAL	3,890
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,491	89.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	174	6.3%
John Black (I)	109	3.9%
TOTAL	2,774
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 2, Little River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,093	82.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	366	14.5%
John Black (I)	70	2.8%
TOTAL	2,529
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,403	76.5%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,272	18.0%
John Black (I)	387	5.5%
TOTAL	7,062
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Lonoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,030	83.9%
Tom Kelly (R)	747	10.4%
John Black (I)	405	5.6%
TOTAL	7,187
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,943	59.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,132	34.8%
John Black (I)	178	5.5%
TOTAL	3,253
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,656	69.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	921	24.0%
John Black (I)	256	6.7%
TOTAL	3,833
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,124	81.6%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,172	15.6%
John Black (I)	209	2.8%
TOTAL	7,505
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 2, Mississippi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	9,770	87.9%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,009	9.1%
John Black (I)	332	3.0%
TOTAL	11,111
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,175	86.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	292	8.0%
John Black (I)	195	5.3%
TOTAL	3,662
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,601	79.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	318	15.7%
John Black (I)	108	5.3%
TOTAL	2,027
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,238	83.9%
Tom Kelly (R)	327	12.3%
John Black (I)	102	3.8%
TOTAL	2,667
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,061	57.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,356	38.0%
John Black (I)	148	4.2%
TOTAL	3,565
Turnout: 72%

1978 Senate class 2, Ouachita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,267	86.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	599	9.8%
John Black (I)	236	3.9%
TOTAL	6,102
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,548	78.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	324	16.4%
John Black (I)	108	5.5%
TOTAL	1,981
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	7,577	89.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	623	7.3%
John Black (I)	298	3.5%
TOTAL	8,498
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	1,892	80.3%
Tom Kelly (R)	339	14.4%
John Black (I)	124	5.3%
TOTAL	2,355
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Poinsett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,444	84.2%
Tom Kelly (R)	664	10.3%
John Black (I)	360	5.6%
TOTAL	6,468
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,919	67.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	954	21.9%
John Black (I)	479	11.0%
TOTAL	4,352
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,863	79.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,266	14.7%
John Black (I)	485	5.6%
TOTAL	8,614
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,285	84.5%
Tom Kelly (R)	267	9.9%
John Black (I)	152	5.6%
TOTAL	2,704
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	44,655	73.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	11,401	18.9%
John Black (I)	4,327	7.2%
TOTAL	60,482
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,440	68.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	411	11.6%
John Black (I)	701	19.7%
TOTAL	3,552
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	9,604	79.4%
Tom Kelly (R)	2,305	19.0%
John Black (I)	191	1.6%
TOTAL	12,100
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,213	79.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	398	14.3%
John Black (I)	164	5.9%
TOTAL	2,775
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Searcy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,265	44.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,220	23.7%
John Black (I)	1,668	32.4%
TOTAL	5,153
Turnout: 87%

1978 Senate class 2, Sebastian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	13,105	73.9%
Tom Kelly (R)	4,488	25.3%
John Black (I)	145	0.8%
TOTAL	17,738
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,908	73.7%
Tom Kelly (R)	508	12.9%
John Black (I)	528	13.4%
TOTAL	3,944
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Sharp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,917	69.0%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,068	25.2%
John Black (I)	245	5.8%
TOTAL	4,230
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, St. Francis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	5,466	77.1%
Tom Kelly (R)	693	9.8%
John Black (I)	933	13.2%
TOTAL	7,092
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,139	78.4%
Tom Kelly (R)	389	14.3%
John Black (I)	201	7.4%
TOTAL	2,729
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	6,664	71.4%
Tom Kelly (R)	2,020	21.7%
John Black (I)	645	6.9%
TOTAL	9,329
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	4,003	77.6%
Tom Kelly (R)	766	14.9%
John Black (I)	388	7.5%
TOTAL	5,157
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	14,282	69.9%
Tom Kelly (R)	4,513	22.1%
John Black (I)	1,625	8.0%
TOTAL	20,420
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	10,147	76.8%
Tom Kelly (R)	1,916	14.5%
John Black (I)	1,152	8.7%
TOTAL	13,215
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Woodruff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	2,816	88.4%
Tom Kelly (R)	234	7.3%
John Black (I)	137	4.3%
TOTAL	3,187
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Yell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
David Pryor (D)	3,991	84.4%
Tom Kelly (R)	559	11.8%
John Black (I)	181	3.8%
TOTAL	4,731
Turnout: 41%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

David Pryor
Total Disbursements:	$774,824

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/AR/1978

Tom Kelly
Total Disbursements:	$16,208