John Thurston
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John Thurston
Arkansas Treasurer
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
0
Predecessor
Prior offices
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Arkansas Secretary of State
Compensation
Elections and appointments
Education
Personal
Contact
John Thurston (Republican Party) is the Arkansas Treasurer. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Thurston (Republican Party) ran in a special election for Arkansas Treasurer. He won in the special general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
John Thurston was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He earned a high school diploma from Sheridan High School in 1991, a degree in biblical studies from Agape College in 1999, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. His career experience includes ministry operations at Agape Church in Little Rock and serving as a licensed minister within the Arkansas state prison system.[1][2]
Political career
Arkansas Treasurer (2025-present)
Thurston was first elected as the Arkansas Treasurer on November 5, 2024 and was sworn into office on January 1, 2025. He succeeded Larry Walther.[3]
Arkansas Secretary of State (2019-2025)
Thurston was sworn into office as the Arkansas secretary of state on January 15, 2019, becoming the second Republican to hold the office since 1874.[4]
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (2011-2019)
Thurston was sworn into the office of Arkansas commissioner of state lands on January 11, 2011, becoming the first Republican to hold the office since 1874.[5] He served in that position until January 2019.
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas Treasurer election, 2024
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Libertarian convention
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thurston in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Lowery (R)
2018
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
2014
Thurston won re-election in 2014.[6][7]
Results
| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2010
Thurston was elected to the office of Arkansas commissioner of state lands on November 2, 2010, defeating Democratic candidate L.J. Bryant.[8]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Thurston’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —John Thurston’s campaign website (2024)[10] |
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
| Arkansas | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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| Arkansas State Executive Offices Arkansas State Legislature Arkansas Courts | 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Arkansas elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 | Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Commissioner of State Lands, "John Thurston, Commissioner of State Lands," archived Sept. 23, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Treasurer of State, "Meet John Thurston," accessed February 5, 2025
- ↑ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "Thurston sworn in as Arkansas treasurer; doesn’t anticipate major changes to treasury," January 1, 2025
- ↑ KARK, "Arkansas Legislative Session Set to Begin Monday," January 13, 2019
- ↑ News from the 4th Section, "Summer 2011, Volume 1, Issue 1," accessed August 13, 2013
- ↑ Fox 16, "Ark. candidates already preparing for 2014 races," accessed August 13, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 Arkansas General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election OFFICIAL RESULTS," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Statewide Results by Contest, Commissioner of State Lands - Certified," accessed August 13, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ JOHN THURSTON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, “About,” accessed December 14, 2023
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