Arkansas Treasurer election, 2026

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Arkansas Treasurer
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. Voting in Arkansas
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Arkansas is holding an election for treasurer 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 Treasurer

Incumbent John Thurston is running in the Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Thurston

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Arkansas

Election information in Arkansas: Nov. 3, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 5, 2026
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 5, 2026
• Online: N/A

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 30, 2026
• By mail: Received by Oct. 27, 2026
• Online: Oct. 27, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 30, 2026
• By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 19, 2026 to Nov. 2, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (CT)

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2024

See also: Arkansas Treasurer election, 2024

General election

Special general election for Arkansas Treasurer

John Thurston defeated John Pagan and Michael Pakko in the special general election for Arkansas Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Thurston (R)	65.4	755,156
		John Pagan (D)	30.3	350,210
		Michael Pakko (L)	4.3	49,847

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,155,213
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Arkansas Treasurer

John Pagan advanced from the special Democratic primary for Arkansas Treasurer on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		John Pagan

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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer

John Thurston advanced from the special Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		John Thurston

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Libertarian convention

Special Libertarian convention for Arkansas Treasurer

Michael Pakko advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Arkansas Treasurer on February 25, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Pakko (L)

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2022

See also: Arkansas Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Arkansas Treasurer

Mark Lowery defeated Pam Whitaker in the general election for Arkansas Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lowery (R)	66.3	592,634
		Pam Whitaker (D)	33.7	301,600

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 894,234
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Pam Whitaker advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas Treasurer.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer

Mark Lowery defeated Mathew Pitsch in the Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Lowery	74.8	239,360
		Mathew Pitsch	25.2	80,565

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 319,925
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2018

See also: Arkansas Treasurer election, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas Treasurer

Incumbent Dennis Milligan defeated Ashley Ewald in the general election for Arkansas Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Milligan (R)	70.9	611,189
		Ashley Ewald (L)	29.1	250,943

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 862,132
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer

Incumbent Dennis Milligan advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas Treasurer on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Dennis Milligan

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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.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Arkansas and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Arkansas

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
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:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
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
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
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	AI	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

See also: List of United States Senators from Arkansas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Arkansas.

U.S. Senate election results in Arkansas

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	65.7%	31.1%
2020	66.5%	33.5%
2016	59.7%	36.3%
2014	56.5%	39.4%
2010	58.0%	36.9%
Average	61.3	35.4

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Arkansas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Arkansas.

Gubernatorial election results in Arkansas

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	63.0%	35.2%
2018	65.3%	31.8%
2014	55.4%	41.5%
2010	64.4%	33.6%
2006	55.6%	40.7%
Average	60.7	36.6

See also: Party control of Arkansas state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Arkansas' congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arkansas
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.

State executive officials in Arkansas, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Lieutenant Governor	Leslie Rutledge
Secretary of State	Cole Jester
Attorney General	Tim Griffin

State legislature

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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
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
	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.

External links

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Footnotes

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