2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election
November 8, 2022
 
Candidate John Thurston Anna Beth Gorman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 597,806 292,488
Percentage 67.1% 32.9%
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.

Republican primary

Candidates

GOP Primary results by county
  Thurston
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
  Williams
  •   50–60%

Declared

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Thurston		 Eddie Joe
Williams		 Undecided
Hendrix College May 2, 2022 802 (LV) ± 4.3% 49% 13% 39%

Results

Republican primary results[6]
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[7]
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Democratic Primary results by county
  Gorman
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
      70–80%
  Price
  •   50–60%
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Anna Beth
Gorman		 Josh
Price		 Undecided
Hendrix College May 2, 2022 597 (LV) ± 5.0% 22% 21% 57%

Results

Democratic primary results[6]
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

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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Safe R December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[10] Safe R November 7, 2022

Results

2022 Arkansas secretary of state election[11]
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 +0.01

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Herzog, Rachel (February 12, 2021). "Secretary of state has eye on 2nd term". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Wickline, Michael (July 1, 2021). "Lowery to run for secretary of state". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ "GOP lawmaker leaves race for Arkansas secretary of state". www.newstimes.com. The News-Times. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ Herzog, Rachel (January 22, 2022). "Rep. Mark Lowery switches from secretary of state to treasurer's race". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "May 24, 2022 Preferential Primary And Nonpartisan Judicial General Election". Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Anna Beth Gorman announces run for Secretary of State". katv.com. KATV. October 29, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ Patel, Ronak (July 8, 2021). "Josh Price has launched his campaign for secretary of state". www.swtimes.com. Southwest Times Record. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election Official Results". Election Night Reporting. December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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