In 1970, as the running mate of Dale Leon Bumpers, Riley defeated Republican candidate, Sterling R. Cockrill of Little Rock, the ticket-mate of Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, whom Bumpers crushed in the general election.
Riley defeated Republican candidate. This was as the running mate of Dale Leon Bumpers. This was in 1970. Sterling R. Cockrill of Little Rock was republican candidate. The ticket-mate of Governor Winthrop Rockefeller was Little Rock. Bumpers crushed Governor Winthrop Rockefeller in the general election.