2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election

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2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
  Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate John Thurston Anna Beth Gorman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote597,806292,488
Percentage67.05%32.95%

2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Thurston:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Gorman:     50–60%

Secretary of State before election

John Thurston
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

John Thurston
Republican

The 2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican John Thurston won re-election to a second term.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Republican primary results by county
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Thurston
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Williams
50-60% 2022 Arkansas Secretary of State Republican primary election results map by county.svg
Republican primary results by county
  Thurston
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
  Williams
  •   50–60%

Declared

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
John
Thurston
Eddie Joe
Williams
Undecided
Hendrix College May 2, 2022802 (LV)± 4.3%49%13%39%

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Thurston (incumbent) 236,974 72.10
Republican Eddie Joe Williams 91.72127.90
Total votes328,695 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Anna Beth Gorman, executive director of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas [7]
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Democratic primary results by county
Gorman
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Price
50-60% 2022 Arkansas Secretary of State Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
Democratic primary results by county
  Gorman
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
  Price
  •   50–60%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Anna Beth
Gorman
Josh
Price
Undecided
Hendrix College May 2, 2022597 (LV)± 5.0%22%21%57%

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anna Beth Gorman 52,762 58.60
Democratic Josh Price37,28041.40
Total votes90,042 100.00

General election

Debate

2022 Arkansas Secretary of State debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
John
Thurston
Anna Beth
Gorman
1Oct. 25, 2022 University of
Central Arkansas
Arkansas PBS
Steve Barnes PBS PP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Safe RDecember 1, 2021
Elections Daily [10] Safe RNovember 7, 2022

Results

2022 Arkansas secretary of state election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Thurston (incumbent)600,19467.05+6.41
Democratic Anna Beth Gorman294,97032.95−3.56
Total votes895,164 100.00 +0.01

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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