2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election

2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election
	November 5, 2024
	Thurston: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Pagan: 50–60%; Tie: 40–50%
State Treasurer before election; Larry Walther; Republican	Elected State Treasurer ; John Thurston; Republican

The 2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next treasurer of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican treasurer Larry Walther was appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on August 3, 2023, after the death of Mark Lowery.^[1] As an appointee, Walther cannot seek a full term, per the state constitution.^[2] Republican nominee John Thurston defeated Democrat John Pagan in the general election.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Thurston, Arkansas Secretary of State (2019–2025)^[2]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Thurston	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Pagan, former state senator^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pagan	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Nominee

Michael Pakko, Chief Economist at University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Arkansas Economic Development Institute^[5]

General election

Results

2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Thurston	755,156	65.37%
	Democratic	John Pagan	350,210	30.32%
	Libertarian	Michael Pakko	49,847	4.31%
Total votes			1,155,213	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Thurston won all four congressional districts.^[7]

District	Thurston	Pagan	Representative
1st	72%	24%	Rick Crawford
2nd	58%	37%	French Hill
3rd	63%	32%	Steve Womack
4th	70%	26%	Bruce Westerman

References

^ Patel, Ronak (August 15, 2023). "In first interview as Arkansas treasurer, Walther says he doesn't anticipate making significant changes". KUAR. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kienlen, Alex (August 9, 2023). "Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston announces candidacy for state treasurer". KARK-TV. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Republican Thurston wins Arkansas Treasurer race over Democrat and Libertarian | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
^ Brock, Roby (November 8, 2023). "Former State Sen. John Pagan files for Treasurer, U.S. Rep. Womack files for re-election". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ Earley, Neal (February 26, 2024). "23 Libertarian candidates set to run for federal, state, local races in 2024". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "2024 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via SOE Software / Clarity Elections.
^ https://arkansasresults.azurewebsites.us/

External links

Official campaign websites

[Walther-1] Patel, Ronak (August 15, 2023). "In first interview as Arkansas treasurer, Walther says he doesn't anticipate making significant changes". KUAR. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

[Thurston-2] Kienlen, Alex (August 9, 2023). "Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston announces candidacy for state treasurer". KARK-TV. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[3] "Republican Thurston wins Arkansas Treasurer race over Democrat and Libertarian | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. November 5, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[4] Brock, Roby (November 8, 2023). "Former State Sen. John Pagan files for Treasurer, U.S. Rep. Womack files for re-election". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[5] Earley, Neal (February 26, 2024). "23 Libertarian candidates set to run for federal, state, local races in 2024". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

[6] "2024 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024 – via SOE Software / Clarity Elections.

[7] ttps://arkansasresults.azurewebsites.us/

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