Vic Snyder Wins Second District Congressional Seat
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Democratic Representative Vic Snyder easily
defeated Republican state Representative Marvin Parks to keep his
Second District seat in the US House for a fifth term.
Snyder held a 64-35 lead in early results. Parks phoned Snyder
and has conceded the election.
Snyder said in his victory speech that Arkansas is a state at
war and that brought the seriousness of election brought home. He
also called the high voter turnout a great day in Arkansas
democracy.
Snyder was expected to face the toughest race of the three
members of Arkansas congressional delegation who were challenged
this year.
