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 County results Congressional district resultsThurston: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gorman: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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The2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect theSecretary of State of Arkansas. IncumbentRepublicanJohn Thurston won re-election to a second term.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | John Thurston | Eddie Joe Williams | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[6] | May 2, 2022 | 802 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 49% | 13% | 39% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thurston (incumbent) | 236,974 | 72.10 | |
| Republican | Eddie Joe Williams | 91.721 | 27.90 | |
| Total votes | 328,695 | 100.00 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Anna Beth Gorman | Josh Price | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[6] | May 2, 2022 | 597 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 22% | 21% | 57% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anna Beth Gorman | 52,762 | 58.60 | |
| Democratic | Josh Price | 37,280 | 41.40 | |
| Total votes | 90,042 | 100.00 | ||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| John Thurston | Anna Beth Gorman | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 25, 2022 | University of Central Arkansas Arkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | PBS[10] | P | P |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe R | December 1, 2021 |
| Elections Daily[12] | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thurston (incumbent) | 600,194 | 67.05 | +6.41 | |
| Democratic | Anna Beth Gorman | 294,970 | 32.95 | −3.56 | |
| Total votes | 895,164 | 100.00 | N/A | ||
| County[13] | John Thurston Republican | Anna Beth Gorman Democratic | Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Arkansas | 3,327 | 74.95% | 1,112 | 25.05% | 2,215 | 49.90% | 4,439 |
| Ashley | 4,072 | 75.16% | 1,346 | 24.84% | 2,726 | 50.31% | 5,418 |
| Baxter | 12,215 | 79.41% | 3,168 | 20.59% | 9,047 | 58.81% | 15,383 |
| Benton | 59,969 | 66.66% | 29,992 | 33.34% | 29,977 | 33.32% | 89,961 |
| Boone | 10,421 | 82.51% | 2,209 | 17.49% | 8,212 | 65.02% | 12,630 |
| Bradley | 1,825 | 70.46% | 765 | 29.54% | 1,060 | 40.93% | 2,590 |
| Calhoun | 1,273 | 80.47% | 309 | 19.53% | 964 | 60.94% | 1,582 |
| Carroll | 5,977 | 66.57% | 3,001 | 33.43% | 2,976 | 33.15% | 8,978 |
| Chicot | 1,665 | 49.27% | 1,714 | 50.73% | -49 | -1.45% | 3,379 |
| Clark | 3,623 | 60.21% | 2,394 | 39.79% | 1,229 | 20.43% | 6,017 |
| Clay | 3,147 | 80.78% | 749 | 19.22% | 2,398 | 61.55% | 3,896 |
| Cleburne | 8,519 | 85.48% | 1,447 | 14.52% | 7,072 | 70.96% | 9,966 |
| Cleveland | 2,339 | 85.15% | 408 | 14.85% | 1,931 | 70.29% | 2,747 |
| Columbia | 4,186 | 69.39% | 1,847 | 30.61% | 2,339 | 38.77% | 6,033 |
| Conway | 4,650 | 70.29% | 1,965 | 29.71% | 2,685 | 40.59% | 6,615 |
| Craighead | 19,168 | 69.93% | 8,244 | 30.07% | 10,924 | 39.85% | 27,412 |
| Crawford | 14,099 | 80.04% | 3,517 | 19.96% | 10,582 | 60.07% | 17,616 |
| Crittenden | 5,440 | 51.21% | 5,182 | 48.79% | 258 | 2.43% | 10,622 |
| Cross | 3,789 | 77.28% | 1,114 | 22.72% | 2,675 | 54.56% | 4,903 |
| Dallas | 1,373 | 67.44% | 663 | 32.56% | 710 | 34.87% | 2,036 |
| Desha | 1,581 | 55.30% | 1,278 | 44.70% | 303 | 10.60% | 2,859 |
| Drew | 3,522 | 67.33% | 1,709 | 32.67% | 1,813 | 34.66% | 5,231 |
| Faulkner | 27,130 | 67.98% | 12,778 | 32.02% | 14,352 | 35.96% | 39,908 |
| Franklin | 4,196 | 79.92% | 1,054 | 20.08% | 3,142 | 59.85% | 5,250 |
| Fulton | 3,178 | 80.78% | 756 | 19.22% | 2,422 | 61.57% | 3,934 |
| Garland | 22,657 | 69.54% | 9,923 | 30.46% | 12,734 | 39.09% | 32,580 |
| Grant | 5,352 | 85.60% | 900 | 14.40% | 4,452 | 71.21% | 6,252 |
| Greene | 9,245 | 80.65% | 2,218 | 19.35% | 7,027 | 61.30% | 11,463 |
| Hempstead | 3,388 | 73.46% | 1,224 | 26.54% | 2,164 | 46.92% | 4,612 |
| Hot Spring | 7,485 | 76.55% | 2,293 | 23.45% | 5,192 | 53.10% | 9,778 |
| Howard | 2,676 | 73.98% | 941 | 26.02% | 1,735 | 47.97% | 3,617 |
| Independence | 8,420 | 80.67% | 2,018 | 19.33% | 6,402 | 61.33% | 10,438 |
| Izard | 3,743 | 82.55% | 791 | 17.45% | 2,952 | 65.11% | 4,534 |
| Jackson | 2,952 | 73.71% | 1,053 | 26.29% | 1,899 | 47.42% | 4,005 |
| Jefferson | 7,247 | 42.67% | 9,738 | 57.33% | -2,491 | -14.67% | 16,985 |
| Johnson | 5,297 | 76.17% | 1,657 | 23.83% | 3,640 | 52.34% | 6,954 |
| Lafayette | 1,311 | 67.54% | 630 | 32.46% | 681 | 35.09% | 1,941 |
| Lawrence | 3,759 | 82.69% | 787 | 17.31% | 2,972 | 65.38% | 4,546 |
| Lee | 982 | 50.10% | 978 | 49.90% | 4 | 0.20% | 1,960 |
| Lincoln | 2,042 | 74.85% | 686 | 25.15% | 1,356 | 49.71% | 2,728 |
| Little River | 2,930 | 77.41% | 855 | 22.59% | 2,075 | 54.82% | 3,785 |
| Logan | 5,013 | 80.41% | 1,221 | 19.59% | 3,792 | 60.83% | 6,234 |
| Lonoke | 17,393 | 78.23% | 4,840 | 21.77% | 12,553 | 56.46% | 22,233 |
| Madison | 4,524 | 78.88% | 1,211 | 21.12% | 3,313 | 57.77% | 5,735 |
| Marion | 4,889 | 82.21% | 1,058 | 17.79% | 3,831 | 64.42% | 5,947 |
| Miller | 8,632 | 76.97% | 2,583 | 23.03% | 6,049 | 53.94% | 11,215 |
| Mississippi | 5,378 | 63.86% | 3,044 | 36.14% | 2,334 | 27.71% | 8,422 |
| Monroe | 1,226 | 56.24% | 954 | 43.76% | 272 | 12.48% | 2,180 |
| Montgomery | 2,575 | 81.95% | 567 | 18.05% | 2,008 | 63.91% | 3,142 |
| Nevada | 1,690 | 69.38% | 746 | 30.62% | 944 | 38.75% | 2,436 |
| Newton | 2,476 | 81.93% | 546 | 18.07% | 1,930 | 63.86% | 3,022 |
| Ouachita | 4,199 | 60.43% | 2,749 | 39.57% | 1,450 | 20.87% | 6,948 |
| Perry | 2,969 | 78.98% | 790 | 21.02% | 2,179 | 57.97% | 3,759 |
| Phillips | 1,939 | 45.97% | 2,279 | 54.03% | -340 | -8.06% | 4,218 |
| Pike | 3,176 | 86.35% | 502 | 13.65% | 2,674 | 72.70% | 3,678 |
| Poinsett | 4,465 | 80.81% | 1,060 | 19.19% | 3,405 | 61.63% | 5,525 |
| Polk | 5,829 | 85.05% | 1,025 | 14.95% | 4,804 | 70.09% | 6,854 |
| Pope | 13,481 | 77.31% | 3,956 | 22.69% | 9,525 | 54.63% | 17,437 |
| Prairie | 2,211 | 83.75% | 429 | 16.25% | 1,782 | 67.50% | 2,640 |
| Pulaski | 53,040 | 43.26% | 69,557 | 56.74% | -16,517 | -13.47% | 122,597 |
| Randolph | 4,284 | 82.10% | 934 | 17.90% | 3,350 | 64.20% | 5,218 |
| Saline | 31,831 | 74.32% | 11,001 | 25.68% | 20,830 | 48.63% | 42,832 |
| Scott | 2,524 | 86.62% | 390 | 13.38% | 2,134 | 73.23% | 2,914 |
| Searcy | 2,639 | 85.32% | 454 | 14.68% | 2,185 | 70.64% | 3,093 |
| Sebastian | 24,172 | 71.26% | 9,748 | 28.74% | 14,424 | 42.52% | 33,920 |
| Sevier | 2,896 | 80.44% | 704 | 19.56% | 2,192 | 60.89% | 3,600 |
| Sharp | 4,955 | 82.62% | 1,042 | 17.38% | 3,913 | 65.25% | 5,997 |
| St. Francis | 2,532 | 50.52% | 2,480 | 49.48% | 52 | 1.04% | 5,012 |
| Stone | 4,006 | 79.83% | 1,012 | 20.17% | 2,994 | 59.67% | 5,018 |
| Union | 7,994 | 69.20% | 3,558 | 30.80% | 4,436 | 38.40% | 11,552 |
| Van Buren | 4,974 | 80.55% | 1,201 | 19.45% | 3,773 | 61.10% | 6,175 |
| Washington | 37,663 | 53.91% | 32,203 | 46.09% | 5,460 | 7.81% | 69,866 |
| White | 18,788 | 82.11% | 4,093 | 17.89% | 14,695 | 64.22% | 22,881 |
| Woodruff | 1,357 | 66.07% | 697 | 33.93% | 660 | 32.13% | 2,054 |
| Yell | 4,304 | 82.34% | 923 | 17.66% | 3,381 | 64.68% | 5,227 |
| Totals | 600,194 | 67.05% | 294,970 | 32.95% | 305,224 | 34.10% | 895,164 |
Thurston won all four congressional districts.[14]
| District | Thurston | Beth Gorman | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 73% | 27% | Rick Crawford |
| 2nd | 61% | 39% | French Hill |
| 3rd | 64% | 36% | Steve Womack |
| 4th | 71% | 29% | Bruce Westerman |
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