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

Thurston
- 50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%
Williams
- 50–60%
Declared
- John Thurston, incumbent secretary of state (since 2018)[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Eddie Joe Williams, former member of the Arkansas Senate (2011–2017)[2]
Withdrew
- Mark Lowery, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 39th district (since 2013)[3][4] (running for state treasurer)[5]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize[a] | Marginof error | JohnThurston | Eddie JoeWilliams | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[6] | May 2, 2022 | 802 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 49% | 13% | 39% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thurston (incumbent) | 236,974 | 72.10 | |
| Republican | Eddie Joe Williams | 91,721 | 27.90 | |
| Total votes | 328,695 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Anna Beth Gorman, executive director of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas[8]
Eliminated in primary
- Josh Price, former Pulaski County election commissioner[9]
Polling

Gorman
- 50–60%60–70%70–80%
Price
- 50–60%
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize[a] | Marginof error | Anna BethGorman | JoshPrice | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[6] | May 2, 2022 | 597 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 22% | 21% | 57% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anna Beth Gorman | 52,762 | 58.60 | |
| Democratic | Josh Price | 37,280 | 41.40 | |
| Total votes | 90,042 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| JohnThurston | Anna BethGorman | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 25, 2022 | University ofCentral ArkansasArkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | PBS[10] | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe R | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[12] | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thurston (incumbent) | 600,194 | 67.05 | +6.41 | |
| Democratic | Anna Beth Gorman | 294,970 | 32.95 | −3.56 | |
| Total votes | 895,164 | 100.00 | N/A | ||
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حسب المقاطعة
| المقاطعة [ 13 ] | جون ثورستون الجمهوري | آنا بيث جورمان، الحزب الديمقراطي | هامِش | المجموع | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | % | 8 | % | 8 | % | ||
| أركنساس | 3327 | 74.95% | 1112 | 25.05% | 2215 | 49.90% | 4439 |
| أشلي | 4072 | 75.16% | 1346 | 24.84% | 2726 | 50.31% | 5418 |
| باكستر | 12215 | 79.41% | 3168 | 20.59% | 9047 | 58.81% | 15383 |
| بنتون | 59,969 | 66.66% | 29,992 | 33.34% | 29,977 | 33.32% | 89,961 |
| بون | 10421 | 82.51% | 2209 | 17.49% | 8212 | 65.02% | 12630 |
| برادلي | 1825 | 70.46% | 765 | 29.54% | 1060 | 40.93% | 2590 |
| كالهون | 1273 | 80.47% | 309 | 19.53% | 964 | 60.94% | 1582 |
| كارول | 5977 | 66.57% | 3001 | 33.43% | 2976 | 33.15% | 8978 |
| شيكوت | 1665 | 49.27% | 1714 | 50.73% | -49 | -1.45% | 3379 |
| كلارك | 3623 | 60.21% | 2394 | 39.79% | 1229 | 20.43% | 6017 |
| فخار | 3147 | 80.78% | 749 | 19.22% | 2398 | 61.55% | 3896 |
| كليبورن | 8519 | 85.48% | 1447 | 14.52% | 7072 | 70.96% | 9966 |
| كليفلاند | 2339 | 85.15% | 408 | 14.85% | 1931 | 70.29% | 2747 |
| كولومبيا | 4186 | 69.39% | 1847 | 30.61% | 2339 | 38.77% | 6033 |
| كونواي | 4650 | 70.29% | 1965 | 29.71% | 2685 | 40.59% | 6615 |
| كريغ هيد | 19168 | 69.93% | 8244 | 30.07% | 10924 | 39.85% | 27,412 |
| كروفورد | 14,099 | 80.04% | 3517 | 19.96% | 10,582 | 60.07% | 17,616 |
| كريتندن | 5440 | 51.21% | 5182 | 48.79% | 258 | 2.43% | 10,622 |
| يعبر | 3789 | 77.28% | 1114 | 22.72% | 2675 | 54.56% | 4903 |
| دالاس | 1373 | 67.44% | 663 | 32.56% | 710 | 34.87% | 2036 |
| ديشا | 1581 | 55.30% | 1278 | 44.70% | 303 | 10.60% | 2859 |
| درو | 3522 | 67.33% | 1709 | 32.67% | 1813 | 34.66% | 5231 |
| فولكنر | 27130 | 67.98% | 12778 | 32.02% | 14352 | 35.96% | 39,908 |
| فرانكلين | 4196 | 79.92% | 1054 | 20.08% | 3142 | 59.85% | 5250 |
| فولتون | 3178 | 80.78% | 756 | 19.22% | 2422 | 61.57% | 3934 |
| إكليل الزهور | 22,657 | 69.54% | 9923 | 30.46% | 12734 | 39.09% | 32,580 |
| منحة | 5352 | 85.60% | 900 | 14.40% | 4452 | 71.21% | 6252 |
| غرين | 9245 | 80.65% | 2218 | 19.35% | 7027 | 61.30% | 11463 |
| هيمبستيد | 3388 | 73.46% | 1224 | 26.54% | 2164 | 46.92% | 4612 |
| ينابيع ساخنة | 7485 | 76.55% | 2293 | 23.45% | 5192 | 53.10% | 9778 |
| هوارد | 2676 | 73.98% | 941 | 26.02% | 1735 | 47.97% | 3617 |
| استقلال | 8420 | 80.67% | 2018 | 19.33% | 6402 | 61.33% | 10438 |
| إيزارد | 3743 | 82.55% | 791 | 17.45% | 2952 | 65.11% | 4534 |
| جاكسون | 2952 | 73.71% | 1053 | 26.29% | 1899 | 47.42% | 4005 |
| جيفرسون | 7247 | 42.67% | 9738 | 57.33% | -2491 | -14.67% | 16985 |
| جونسون | 5297 | 76.17% | 1657 | 23.83% | 3640 | 52.34% | 6954 |
| لافاييت | 1311 | 67.54% | 630 | 32.46% | 681 | 35.09% | 1941 |
| لورانس | 3759 | 82.69% | 787 | 17.31% | 2972 | 65.38% | 4546 |
| لي | 982 | 50.10% | 978 | 49.90% | 4 | 0.20% | 1960 |
| لينكولن | 2042 | 74.85% | 686 | 25.15% | 1356 | 49.71% | 2728 |
| ليتل ريفر | 2930 | 77.41% | 855 | 22.59% | 2075 | 54.82% | 3785 |
| لوجان | 5013 | 80.41% | 1221 | 19.59% | 3792 | 60.83% | 6234 |
| لونوك | 17393 | 78.23% | 4840 | 21.77% | 12,553 | 56.46% | 22233 |
| ماديسون | 4524 | 78.88% | 1211 | 21.12% | 3313 | 57.77% | 5735 |
| ماريون | 4889 | 82.21% | 1058 | 17.79% | 3831 | 64.42% | 5947 |
| ميلر | 8632 | 76.97% | 2583 | 23.03% | 6049 | 53.94% | 11215 |
| ولاية ميسيسيبي | 5378 | 63.86% | 3044 | 36.14% | 2334 | 27.71% | 8422 |
| مونرو | 1226 | 56.24% | 954 | 43.76% | 272 | 12.48% | 2180 |
| مونتغمري | 2575 | 81.95% | 567 | 18.05% | 2008 | 63.91% | 3142 |
| نيفادا | 1690 | 69.38% | 746 | 30.62% | 944 | 38.75% | 2436 |
| نيوتن | 2476 | 81.93% | 546 | 18.07% | 1930 | 63.86% | 3022 |
| أواشيتا | 4199 | 60.43% | 2749 | 39.57% | 1450 | 20.87% | 6948 |
| بيري | 2969 | 78.98% | 790 | 21.02% | 2179 | 57.97% | 3759 |
| فيليبس | 1939 | 45.97% | 2279 | 54.03% | -340 | -8.06% | 4218 |
| رمح | 3176 | 86.35% | 502 | 13.65% | 2674 | 72.70% | 3678 |
| بوينسيت | 4465 | 80.81% | 1060 | 19.19% | 3405 | 61.63% | 5525 |
| بولك | 5829 | 85.05% | 1025 | 14.95% | 4804 | 70.09% | 6854 |
| البابا | 13481 | 77.31% | 3956 | 22.69% | 9525 | 54.63% | 17437 |
| مرج | 2211 | 83.75% | 429 | 16.25% | 1782 | 67.50% | 2640 |
| بولاسكي | 53,040 | 43.26% | 69,557 | 56.74% | -16,517 | -13.47% | 122,597 |
| راندولف | 4284 | 82.10% | 934 | 17.90% | 3350 | 64.20% | 5218 |
| محلول ملحي | 31831 | 74.32% | 11001 | 25.68% | 20830 | 48.63% | 42,832 |
| سكوت | 2524 | 86.62% | 390 | 13.38% | 2134 | 73.23% | 2914 |
| سيرسي | 2639 | 85.32% | 454 | 14.68% | 2185 | 70.64% | 3093 |
| سيباستيان | 24,172 | 71.26% | 9,748 | 28.74% | 14,424 | 42.52% | 33,920 |
| Sevier | 2,896 | 80.44% | 704 | 19.56% | 2,192 | 60.89% | 3,600 |
| Sharp | 4,955 | 82.62% | 1,042 | 17.38% | 3,913 | 65.25% | 5,997 |
| St. Francis | 2,532 | 50.52% | 2,480 | 49.48% | 52 | 1.04% | 5,012 |
| Stone | 4,006 | 79.83% | 1,012 | 20.17% | 2,994 | 59.67% | 5,018 |
| Union | 7,994 | 69.20% | 3,558 | 30.80% | 4,436 | 38.40% | 11,552 |
| Van Buren | 4,974 | 80.55% | 1,201 | 19.45% | 3,773 | 61.10% | 6,175 |
| Washington | 37,663 | 53.91% | 32,203 | 46.09% | 5,460 | 7.81% | 69,866 |
| White | 18,788 | 82.11% | 4,093 | 17.89% | 14,695 | 64.22% | 22,881 |
| Woodruff | 1,357 | 66.07% | 697 | 33.93% | 660 | 32.13% | 2,054 |
| Yell | 4,304 | 82.34% | 923 | 17.66% | 3,381 | 64.68% | 5,227 |
| Totals | 600,194 | 67.05% | 294,970 | 32.95% | 305,224 | 34.10% | 895,164 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Crittenden (largest city: West Memphis)
- Desha (largest city: Dumas)
- Lee (largest city: Marianna)
- St. Francis (largest city: Forrest City)
Legend
- Republican — +0-2.5%
- Republican — +2.5-5%
- Republican — +5-7.5%
- Republican — +7.5–10%
- Republican — +10-12.5%
- Republican — +12.5–15%
- Republican — +>15%
Legend
- Democratic — +7.5–10%
- Democratic — +5-7.5%
- Democratic — +2.5-5%
- Democratic — +0-2.5%
- Republican — +0-2.5%
- Republican — +2.5-5%
- Republican — +5-7.5%
- Republican — +7.5–10%
- Republican — +10-12.5%
- Republican — +12.5–15%
- Republican — +>15%
Legend
Democratic
HoldRepublican
HoldFlip
By congressional district
Thurston won all four congressional districts.[14]
| District | Thurston | Beth Gorman | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 73% | 27% | Rick Crawford |
| 2nd | 61% | 39% | French Hill |
| 3rd | 64% | 36% | Steve Womack |
| 4th | 71% | 29% | Bruce Westerman |
Notes
References
- ↑Herzog, Rachel (February 12, 2021). "Secretary of state has eye on 2nd term". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑Battles, Miriam (September 13, 2021). "Former Arkansas state Senator Eddie Joe Williams announces run for secretary of state". www.kark.com. KARK-TV. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ↑Wickline, Michael (July 1, 2021). "Lowery to run for secretary of state". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑"GOP lawmaker leaves race for Arkansas secretary of state". www.newstimes.com. The News-Times. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ↑ هيرتسوغ، راشيل (22 يناير 2022). "النائب مارك لوري ينتقل من سباق الترشح لمنصب وزير الخارجية إلى سباق الترشح لمنصب أمين الخزانة" . www.arkansasonline.com . صحيفة أركنساس ديموكرات غازيت . تاريخ الاسترجاع: 27 يناير 2022 .
- كلية هندريكس 1 2
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