Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2026
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Arkansas Secretary of State |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: November 11, 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. |
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Arkansas is holding an election for secretary of state on November 3, 2026.
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Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Arkansas Secretary of State
Kim Hammer, Cathy Hardin, and Bryan Norris are running in the general election for Arkansas Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Kim Hammer (R) | |
![]() | Cathy Hardin (R) | |
Bryan Norris (R) |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Arkansas
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Arkansas Secretary of State
Incumbent John Thurston defeated Anna Beth Gorman in the general election for Arkansas Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Thurston (R) | 67.0 | 600,194 |
![]() | Anna Beth Gorman (D) | 33.0 | 294,970 |
Total votes: 895,164 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas Secretary of State
Anna Beth Gorman defeated Joshua Price in the Democratic primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Anna Beth Gorman | 58.6 | 52,762 |
![]() | Joshua Price ![]() | 41.4 | 37,280 |
Total votes: 90,042 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State
Incumbent John Thurston defeated Eddie Joe Williams in the Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Thurston | 72.1 | 236,974 |
![]() | Eddie Joe Williams | 27.9 | 91,721 |
Total votes: 328,695 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Lowery (R)
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas Secretary of State
John Thurston defeated Susan Inman and Christopher Olson in the general election for Arkansas Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Thurston (R) | 60.6 | 537,581 |
![]() | Susan Inman (D) | 36.5 | 323,644 | |
![]() | Christopher Olson (L) ![]() | 2.9 | 25,320 |
Total votes: 886,545 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas Secretary of State
Susan Inman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.
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✔ | ![]() | Susan Inman |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State
John Thurston defeated Trevor Drown in the Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | John Thurston | 52.6 | 100,794 |
![]() | Trevor Drown | 47.4 | 90,927 |
Total votes: 191,721 | ||||
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2014
Secretary of State of Arkansas, 2014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
60.6% | 506,384 | |
Democratic | Susan Inman | 35.1% | 292,878 | |
Libertarian | Jacob Holloway | 4.3% | 36,159 | |
Total Votes | 835,421 | |||
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State |
Election analysis
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Secretary of State elections in 2026
There are 26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
Arkansas | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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