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The 1986 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers won re-election to a third term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dale Bumpers (Incumbent) | 433,122 | 62.28% | |
| Republican | Asa Hutchinson | 262,313 | 37.72% | |
| Independent | Ralph Forbes | 52 | 0.01% | |
| Majority | 170,809 | 24.56% | ||
| Turnout | 695,487 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Dale Leon Bumpers was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was counsel at the Washington office of law firm Arent Fox LLP, where his clients included Riceland Foods and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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