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Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2026
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| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: November 12, 2025 |
| Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: March 31, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Arkansas is holding an election for commissioner of state lands on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is March 31, 2026. The filing deadline was November 12, 2025.
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Cole Jester and Christian Olson are running in the Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Cole Jester | |
 | Christian Olson | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lance Restum (R)
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Arkansas
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Incumbent Tommy Land defeated Goldi Gaines in the general election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tommy Land (R) | 68.8 | 611,723 |
 | Goldi Gaines (D) | 31.2 | 277,750 | |
| Total votes: 889,473 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Goldi Gaines advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tommy Land advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Tommy Land defeated Larry Williams and T.J. Campbell in the general election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tommy Land (R) | 60.0 | 530,230 |
 | Larry Williams (D) | 36.7 | 323,682 | |
 | T.J. Campbell (L) | 3.3 | 29,123 | |
| Total votes: 883,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Larry Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Williams |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Tommy Land advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tommy Land |
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2014
| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Thurston Incumbent |
57.2% | 471,848 | |
| Democratic | Mark Robertson | 36.6% | 302,048 | |
| Libertarian | Elvis D. Presley | 6.2% | 51,518 | |
| Total Votes | 825,414 | |||
| Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Arkansas' 1st | Rick Crawford | R+23 |
| Arkansas' 2nd | French Hill | R+8 |
| Arkansas' 3rd | Steve Womack | R+13 |
| Arkansas' 4th | Bruce Westerman | R+20 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
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| Arkansas' 1st | 26.0% | 72.0% |
| Arkansas' 2nd | 41.0% | 57.0% |
| Arkansas' 3rd | 36.0% | 61.0% |
| Arkansas' 4th | 29.0% | 69.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
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| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 81.2% of Arkansans lived in one of the state's 67 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 18.4% lived in one of 7 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Arkansas was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Arkansas following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Arkansas county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 67 | 81.2% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 7 | 18.4% | |||||
| New Republican | 1 | 0.3% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 7 | 18.4% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 68 | 81.6% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Arkansas presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 20 Democratic wins
- 11 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | AI[1] | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Arkansas.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Arkansas
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Arkansas.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Arkansas' congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arkansas | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Arkansas' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
| Lieutenant Governor | Leslie Rutledge |
| Secretary of State | Cole Jester |
| Attorney General | Tim Griffin |
State legislature
Template:ArkansasStateLeg26
Trifecta control
Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Eleven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Arkansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Arkansas | ||
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| Arkansas | United States | |
| Population | 3,011,524 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 51,991 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 70.9% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 14.9% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 3% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 8.7% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.8% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.6% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 25.1% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,773 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ American Independent Party
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