1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arkansas Knowpia

1968 United States Senate election in Arkansas
	County results ; Fulbright: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Bernard: 50–60% 60-70%
U.S. senator before election; J. William Fulbright; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; J. William Fulbright; Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5, 1968.

Incumbent Democratic Senator J. William Fulbright was re-elected to a fifth term, defeating Democratic and Republican challengers.

Democratic primary edit

J. William Fulbright, incumbent U.S. Senator
Bob Hayes, resident of Calico Rock
Foster Johnson, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1966
James D. Johnson, former Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and 1966 nominee for Governor of Arkansas

The primary was held on July 30.

1968 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright (incumbent)	220,684	52.92%
	Democratic	James D. Johnson	132,038	31.66%
	Democratic	Bob Hayes	52,906	12.69%
	Democratic	Foster Johnson	11,395	2.73%
Total votes			417,023	100.00%

General election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright (incumbent)	349,965	59.15%	9.52
	Republican	Charles T. Bernard	241,731	40.85%	9.52
Total votes			591,696	100.00%