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Arkansas

RazorbackExpat

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3. Unfortunately, Republicans have had a lockhold on the 3rd since 1966

Reply to ArkansasDemocrat1 (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 4, 2024, 05:56 AM

Nov 4

The only time a Democrat even came close to challenging the incumbent was in 1974 when Bill Clinton challenged John Paul Hammerschmidt. It came down to the results in Ft. Smith, and there was a lot of talk about shenanigans going on down there. At any rate, Clinton lost, but two years later he went on to become the state's attorney-general, and then two years after that he was governor.

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I sent my ballot in RazorbackExpat Oct 31 #1

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Unfortunately, Republicans have had a lockhold on the 3rd since 1966 RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #3

I will say this about Womack RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #4