The 2018 Arkansas Secretary of State election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Mark Martin was term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election to a third term in office. Republican Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston defeated Democrat Susan Inman to succeed Martin.https://www.thv11.com/article/news/politics/elections/john-thurston-current-ark-commissioner-of-state-lands-wins-secretary-of-state-race/91-612045739 Primary elections were held on May 22.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Thurston, commissioner of state lands of Arkansas (2011–2019)

Eliminated in primary Trevor Drown, state representative (2015–2019)

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Susan Inman, Director of Elections under former Secretary of State Sharon Priest

Withdrew Anthony Bland, business ownerhttps://www.kark.com/news/dr-anthony-bland-launches-campaign-for-ar-secretary-of-state/ (ran for lieutenant governor)

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Christopher Olson

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 11, 2018

Results

By county CountyJohn ThurstonRepublicanSusan InmanDemocraticChristopher OlsonLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,18764.49%1,66033.59%951.92%1,52730.90%4,942Ashley4,11966.85%1,96231.84%811.31%2,15735.00%6,162Baxter10,32372.25%3,38923.72%5764.03%6,93448.53%14,288Benton49,40864.21%24,96132.44%2,5803.35%24,44731.77%76,949Boone8,81376.09%2,48021.41%2902.50%6,33354.67%11,583Bradley1,80363.22%98834.64%612.14%81528.58%2,852Calhoun1,23869.47%50928.56%351.96%72940.91%1,782Carroll5,41760.62%3,26236.50%2572.88%2,15524.12%8,936Chicot1,48941.93%2,02056.89%421.18%-531-14.95%3,551Clark3,58953.21%3,01644.71%1402.08%5738.50%6,745Clay2,98472.50%1,01424.64%1182.87%1,97047.86%4,116Cleburne7,64379.40%1,78118.50%2022.10%5,86260.90%9,626Cleveland1,94275.13%60523.40%381.47%1,33751.72%2,585Columbia4,01763.53%2,20334.84%1031.63%1,81428.69%6,323Conway3,90960.83%2,28335.53%2343.64%1,62625.30%6,426Craighead16,84964.91%8,37032.24%7402.85%8,47932.66%25,959Crawford12,57074.83%3,74322.28%4852.89%8,82752.55%16,798Crittenden5,43345.62%6,24152.41%2341.97%-808-6.79%11,908Cross3,97568.56%1,72029.67%1031.78%2,25538.89%5,798Dallas1,21457.29%87441.25%311.46%34016.05%2,119Desha1,53244.70%1,80052.52%952.77%-268-7.82%3,427Drew3,29361.44%1,93436.08%1332.48%1,35925.35%5,360Faulkner23,60961.63%13,42035.03%1,2773.33%10,18926.60%38,306Franklin3,84372.94%1,29324.54%1332.52%2,55048.40%5,269Fulton2,57967.87%1,10229.00%1193.13%1,47738.87%3,800Garland20,37464.53%10,30832.65%8902.82%10,06631.88%31,572Grant4,29477.45%1,12620.31%1242.24%3,16857.14%5,544Greene7,98073.08%2,64724.24%2932.68%5,33348.84%10,920Hempstead3,18064.15%1,69934.27%781.57%1,48129.88%4,957Hot Spring6,01368.87%2,51028.75%2082.38%3,50340.12%8,731Howard2,36267.24%1,10131.34%501.42%1,26135.90%3,513Independence7,44073.66%2,37323.49%2882.85%5,06750.16%10,101Izard3,26173.00%1,08624.31%1202.69%2,17548.69%4,467Jackson2,69764.57%1,38033.04%1002.39%1,31731.53%4,177Jefferson7,31837.15%11,66259.20%7183.65%-4,344-22.05%19,698Johnson5,06668.16%2,12428.58%2423.26%2,94239.59%7,432Lafayette1,35463.48%74634.97%331.55%60828.50%2,133Lawrence3,23669.59%1,25226.92%1623.48%1,98442.67%4,650Lee88441.94%1,19056.45%341.61%-306-14.52%2,108Lincoln1,92463.71%1,05434.90%421.39%87028.81%3,020Little River2,69868.62%1,17129.78%631.60%1,52738.84%3,932Logan4,00972.63%1,35024.46%1612.92%2,65948.17%5,520Lonoke14,96172.86%4,95524.13%6173.00%10,00648.73%20,533Madison3,82969.62%1,51327.51%1582.87%2,31642.11%5,500Marion3,85174.62%1,16222.52%1482.87%2,68952.10%5,161Miller8,16871.55%3,09727.13%1501.31%5,07144.42%11,415Mississippi5,94557.20%4,09539.40%3543.41%1,85017.80%10,394Monroe1,29049.31%1,23947.36%873.33%511.95%2,616Montgomery2,11574.42%65823.15%692.43%1,45751.27%2,842Nevada1,53160.78%95737.99%311.23%57422.79%2,519Newton2,32875.41%68722.25%722.33%1,64153.16%3,087Ouachita3,90952.96%3,36345.56%1091.48%5467.40%7,381Perry2,56569.74%99327.00%1203.26%1,57242.74%3,678Phillips2,04937.83%3,25660.11%1122.07%-1,207-22.28%5,417Pike2,57777.39%69320.81%601.80%1,88456.58%3,330Poinsett4,38872.30%1,52925.19%1522.50%2,85947.11%6,069Polk4,81679.76%1,04317.27%1792.96%3,77362.49%6,038Pope12,83971.76%4,21723.57%8364.67%8,62248.19%17,892Prairie2,06372.39%74526.14%421.47%1,31846.25%2,850Pulaski51,15038.31%78,78359.01%3,7432.68%-27,633-20.70%133,505Randolph3,83368.47%1,55227.72%2133.80%2,28140.75%5,598Saline28,86269.92%11,19327.11%1,2252.97%17,66942.80%41,280Scott2,22878.20%51518.08%1063.72%1,71360.13%2,849Searcy2,43277.72%59418.98%1033.29%1,83858.74%3,129Sebastian21,87766.16%10,03830.36%1,1503.48%11,83935.81%33,065Sevier2,34773.32%76823.99%862.69%1,57949.33%3,201Sharp4,20374.15%1,30022.94%1652.91%2,90351.22%5,668St. Francis2,49642.90%3,19454.90%1282.20%-698-12.00%5,818Stone3,15871.81%1,10425.10%1363.09%2,05446.70%4,398Union7,62262.51%4,23534.73%3372.76%3,38727.78%12,194Van Buren4,48171.73%1,55224.84%2143.43%2,92946.89%6,247Washington33,13750.64%30,36846.41%1,9312.95%2,7694.23%65,436White16,83276.62%4,55220.72%5842.66%12,28055.90%21,968Woodruff1,03649.81%95145.72%934.47%854.09%2,080Yell3,79571.58%1,33425.16%1733.26%2,46146.42%5,302Totals537,58160.64%323,64436.51%25,3202.86%213,93724.13%886,545

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Monroe (largest city: Brinkley) Woodruff (largest city: Augusta)

References

External links Official campaign websites: John Thurston (R) for Secretary of State