2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election
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The 2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next treasurer of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican treasurer Larry Walther was appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on August 3, 2023, after the death of Mark Lowery.[1] As an appointee, Walther cannot seek a full term, per the state constitution.[2] Republican nominee John Thurston defeated Democrat John Pagan in the general election.[3]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Thurston, Arkansas Secretary of State (2019–2025)[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thurston | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | — | 100.0 | |||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Pagan, former state senator[4]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Pagan | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | — | 100.0 | |||
Libertarian Party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Michael Pakko, Chief Economist at University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Arkansas Economic Development Institute[5]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thurston | 755,156 | 65.37% | ||
| Democratic | John Pagan | 350,210 | 30.32% | ||
| Libertarian | Michael Pakko | 49,847 | 4.31% | ||
| Total votes | 1,155,213 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[6] | John Thurston Republican |
John Pagan Democratic |
Michael Pakko Libertarian |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Arkansas | 3,955 | 72.49% | 1,342 | 24.60% | 159 | 2.91% | 2,613 | 47.89% | 5,456 |
| Ashley | 5,143 | 74.80% | 1,605 | 23.34% | 128 | 1.86% | 3,538 | 51.45% | 6,876 |
| Baxter | 15,915 | 77.84% | 3,818 | 18.67% | 712 | 3.48% | 12,097 | 59.17% | 20,445 |
| Benton | 81,745 | 64.88% | 38,076 | 30.22% | 6,170 | 4.90% | 43,669 | 34.66% | 125,991 |
| Boone | 13,461 | 80.85% | 2,528 | 15.18% | 660 | 3.96% | 10,933 | 65.67% | 16,649 |
| Bradley | 2,213 | 70.14% | 873 | 27.67% | 69 | 2.19% | 1,340 | 42.47% | 3,155 |
| Calhoun | 1,651 | 80.22% | 331 | 16.08% | 76 | 3.69% | 1,320 | 64.14% | 2,058 |
| Carroll | 7,389 | 65.47% | 3,435 | 30.44% | 462 | 4.09% | 3,954 | 35.03% | 11,286 |
| Chicot | 1,708 | 49.38% | 1,704 | 49.26% | 47 | 1.36% | 4 | 0.12% | 3,459 |
| Clark | 4,600 | 61.09% | 2,629 | 34.91% | 301 | 4.00% | 1,971 | 26.18% | 7,530 |
| Clay | 3,820 | 80.39% | 815 | 17.15% | 117 | 2.46% | 3,005 | 63.24% | 4,752 |
| Cleburne | 10,464 | 83.33% | 1,722 | 13.71% | 371 | 2.95% | 8,742 | 69.62% | 12,557 |
| Cleveland | 2,772 | 83.87% | 449 | 13.59% | 84 | 2.54% | 2,323 | 70.29% | 3,305 |
| Columbia | 5,266 | 68.23% | 2,225 | 28.83% | 227 | 2.94% | 3,041 | 39.40% | 7,718 |
| Conway | 5,924 | 70.39% | 2,222 | 26.40% | 270 | 3.21% | 3,702 | 43.99% | 8,416 |
| Craighead | 25,370 | 69.59% | 10,029 | 27.51% | 1,056 | 2.90% | 15,341 | 42.08% | 36,455 |
| Crawford | 17,812 | 77.65% | 4,287 | 18.69% | 839 | 3.66% | 13,525 | 58.96% | 22,938 |
| Crittenden | 7,152 | 49.93% | 6,802 | 47.48% | 371 | 2.59% | 350 | 2.44% | 14,325 |
| Cross | 4,732 | 74.01% | 1,512 | 23.65% | 150 | 2.35% | 3,220 | 50.36% | 6,394 |
| Dallas | 1,469 | 64.83% | 738 | 32.57% | 59 | 2.60% | 731 | 32.26% | 2,266 |
| Desha | 1,841 | 54.37% | 1,498 | 44.24% | 47 | 1.39% | 343 | 10.13% | 3,386 |
| Drew | 4,202 | 67.11% | 1,886 | 30.12% | 173 | 2.76% | 2,316 | 36.99% | 6,261 |
| Faulkner | 35,014 | 65.40% | 15,505 | 28.96% | 3,019 | 5.64% | 19,509 | 36.44% | 53,538 |
| Franklin | 5,447 | 79.99% | 1,067 | 15.67% | 296 | 4.35% | 4,380 | 64.32% | 6,810 |
| Fulton | 3,866 | 78.85% | 880 | 17.95% | 157 | 3.20% | 2,986 | 60.90% | 4,903 |
| Garland | 27,572 | 67.66% | 11,166 | 27.40% | 2,012 | 4.94% | 16,406 | 40.26% | 40,750 |
| Grant | 6,587 | 82.72% | 1,049 | 13.17% | 327 | 4.11% | 5,538 | 69.55% | 7,963 |
| Greene | 12,211 | 79.43% | 2,632 | 17.12% | 531 | 3.45% | 9,579 | 62.31% | 15,374 |
| Hempstead | 4,106 | 69.56% | 1,608 | 27.24% | 189 | 3.20% | 2,498 | 42.32% | 5,903 |
| Hot Spring | 9,158 | 75.80% | 2,506 | 20.74% | 417 | 3.45% | 6,652 | 55.06% | 12,081 |
| Howard | 3,228 | 74.10% | 1,019 | 23.39% | 109 | 2.50% | 2,209 | 50.71% | 4,356 |
| Independence | 10,805 | 78.91% | 2,537 | 18.53% | 350 | 2.56% | 8,268 | 60.39% | 13,692 |
| Izard | 4,766 | 82.41% | 810 | 14.01% | 207 | 3.58% | 3,956 | 68.41% | 5,783 |
| Jackson | 3,492 | 74.41% | 1,084 | 23.10% | 117 | 2.49% | 2,408 | 51.31% | 4,693 |
| Jefferson | 8,924 | 42.57% | 11,266 | 53.75% | 771 | 3.68% | -2,342 | -11.17% | 20,961 |
| Johnson | 6,627 | 74.92% | 1,836 | 20.76% | 383 | 4.33% | 4,791 | 54.16% | 8,846 |
| Lafayette | 1,578 | 70.04% | 625 | 27.74% | 50 | 2.22% | 953 | 42.30% | 2,253 |
| Lawrence | 4,568 | 81.91% | 833 | 14.94% | 176 | 3.16% | 3,735 | 66.97% | 5,577 |
| Lee | 1,191 | 48.75% | 1,191 | 48.75% | 61 | 2.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,443 |
| Lincoln | 2,476 | 74.60% | 759 | 22.87% | 84 | 2.53% | 1,717 | 51.73% | 3,319 |
| Little River | 3,678 | 76.96% | 970 | 20.30% | 131 | 2.74% | 2,708 | 56.66% | 4,779 |
| Logan | 6,420 | 79.52% | 1,303 | 16.14% | 350 | 4.34% | 5,117 | 63.38% | 8,073 |
| Lonoke | 22,921 | 76.16% | 5,786 | 19.22% | 1,390 | 4.62% | 17,135 | 56.93% | 30,097 |
| Madison | 5,732 | 78.27% | 1,352 | 18.46% | 239 | 3.26% | 4,380 | 59.81% | 7,323 |
| Marion | 6,078 | 79.41% | 1,290 | 16.85% | 286 | 3.74% | 4,788 | 62.56% | 7,654 |
| Miller | 11,544 | 74.77% | 3,440 | 22.28% | 456 | 2.95% | 8,104 | 52.49% | 15,440 |
| Mississippi | 6,920 | 66.96% | 3,119 | 30.18% | 296 | 2.86% | 3,801 | 36.78% | 10,335 |
| Monroe | 1,405 | 59.03% | 919 | 38.61% | 56 | 2.35% | 486 | 20.42% | 2,380 |
| Montgomery | 2,891 | 79.95% | 600 | 16.59% | 125 | 3.46% | 2,291 | 63.36% | 3,616 |
| Nevada | 2,004 | 70.34% | 757 | 26.57% | 88 | 3.09% | 1,247 | 43.77% | 2,849 |
| Newton | 2,900 | 80.00% | 609 | 16.80% | 116 | 3.20% | 2,291 | 63.20% | 3,625 |
| Ouachita | 5,098 | 60.28% | 3,137 | 37.09% | 222 | 2.63% | 1,961 | 23.19% | 8,457 |
| Perry | 3,463 | 77.28% | 825 | 18.41% | 193 | 4.31% | 2,638 | 58.87% | 4,481 |
| Phillips | 2,219 | 46.85% | 2,427 | 51.25% | 90 | 1.90% | -208 | -4.39% | 4,736 |
| Pike | 3,655 | 85.22% | 514 | 11.98% | 120 | 2.80% | 3,141 | 73.23% | 4,289 |
| Poinsett | 5,618 | 81.44% | 1,097 | 15.90% | 183 | 2.65% | 4,521 | 65.54% | 6,898 |
| Polk | 6,710 | 83.02% | 1,005 | 12.44% | 367 | 4.54% | 5,705 | 70.59% | 8,082 |
| Pope | 17,768 | 74.88% | 4,731 | 19.94% | 1,229 | 5.18% | 13,037 | 54.94% | 23,728 |
| Prairie | 2,588 | 82.76% | 467 | 14.93% | 72 | 2.30% | 2,121 | 67.83% | 3,127 |
| Pulaski | 59,596 | 39.70% | 81,421 | 54.24% | 9,086 | 6.05% | -21,825 | -14.54% | 150,103 |
| Randolph | 5,203 | 80.97% | 1,009 | 15.70% | 214 | 3.33% | 4,194 | 65.27% | 6,426 |
| St. Francis | 2,910 | 49.90% | 2,801 | 48.03% | 121 | 2.07% | 109 | 1.87% | 5,832 |
| Saline | 39,132 | 69.11% | 14,376 | 25.39% | 3,112 | 5.50% | 24,756 | 43.72% | 56,620 |
| Scott | 2,805 | 85.18% | 374 | 11.36% | 114 | 3.46% | 2,431 | 73.82% | 3,293 |
| Searcy | 3,181 | 83.93% | 489 | 12.90% | 120 | 3.17% | 2,692 | 71.03% | 3,790 |
| Sebastian | 30,335 | 68.22% | 11,941 | 26.85% | 2,192 | 4.93% | 18,394 | 41.36% | 44,468 |
| Sevier | 3,657 | 79.52% | 805 | 17.50% | 137 | 2.98% | 2,852 | 62.01% | 4,599 |
| Sharp | 5,825 | 80.12% | 1,192 | 16.40% | 253 | 3.48% | 4,633 | 63.73% | 7,270 |
| Stone | 4,602 | 78.68% | 1,017 | 17.39% | 230 | 3.93% | 3,585 | 61.29% | 5,849 |
| Union | 10,201 | 67.45% | 4,482 | 29.64% | 440 | 2.91% | 5,719 | 37.82% | 15,123 |
| Van Buren | 5,841 | 78.47% | 1,318 | 17.71% | 285 | 3.83% | 4,523 | 60.76% | 7,444 |
| Washington | 51,529 | 54.29% | 39,066 | 41.16% | 4,316 | 4.55% | 12,463 | 13.13% | 94,911 |
| White | 23,938 | 79.81% | 4,903 | 16.35% | 1,154 | 3.85% | 19,035 | 63.46% | 29,995 |
| Woodruff | 1,520 | 67.02% | 698 | 30.78% | 50 | 2.20% | 822 | 36.24% | 2,268 |
| Yell | 5,049 | 79.76% | 1,071 | 16.92% | 210 | 3.32% | 3,978 | 62.84% | 6,330 |
| Totals | 755,156 | 65.37% | 350,210 | 30.32% | 49,847 | 4.31% | 404,946 | 35.05% | 1,155,213 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied
By congressional district
[edit]Thurston won all four congressional districts.[6]
| District | Thurston | Pagan | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 72% | 24% | Rick Crawford |
| 2nd | 58% | 37% | French Hill |
| 3rd | 63% | 32% | Steve Womack |
| 4th | 70% | 26% | Bruce Westerman |
References
[edit]- ^ Patel, Ronak (August 15, 2023). "In first interview as Arkansas treasurer, Walther says he doesn't anticipate making significant changes". KUAR. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Kienlen, Alex (August 9, 2023). "Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston announces candidacy for state treasurer". KARK-TV. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Republican Thurston wins Arkansas Treasurer race over Democrat and Libertarian | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Brock, Roby (November 8, 2023). "Former State Sen. John Pagan files for Treasurer, U.S. Rep. Womack files for re-election". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Earley, Neal (February 26, 2024). "23 Libertarian candidates set to run for federal, state, local races in 2024". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c Jester, Cole (November 5, 2024). "2024 General Election - November 5, 2024". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Archived from the original on August 6, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites