Reginald Murdock (born April 29, 1966) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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. Murdock previously served in the

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from 2011 to 2023.

Political career

On April 1, 2020, Murdock became the first Arkansas state legislator to test positive for

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Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 48, and with

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Representative

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redistricted to District 43, Murdock was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election. *2004 When Representative John Eason left the Legislature and left the seat open, Murdock ran in the 2004 Democratic Primary, but lost to Nancy Blount, who was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election. *2010 When Representative Blount left the Legislature and left the seat open, Murdock won the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 2,819 votes (61.8%), won the June 8 runoff election with 1,812 votes (50.4%), and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election.

References

External links

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1966 births Living people African-American state legislators in Arkansas Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Marianna, Arkansas University of Arkansas alumni 21st-century American legislators 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians {{Arkansas-politician-stub