He lost his bid for renomination in the Democratic Primary runoff in June 1992 to Arkansas Secretary of State William J. "Bill" McCuen who lost the general election to Republican Jay W. Dickey due to a series of embarrassing incidents.
In June 1992, he did not win renomination in the Democratic Primary runoff; instead, William J. "Bill" McCuen, Arkansas Secretary of State, who later lost the general election to Republican Jay W. Dickey because of embarrassing events, was elected.