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. As an appointee, Walther cannot seek a full term, per the state constitution. Republican nominee John Thurston defeated Democrat John Pagan in the general election.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Thurston, Arkansas Secretary of State (2019–2025)

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Pagan, former state senator

Results

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Nominee Michael Pakko, Chief Economist at University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Arkansas Economic Development Institute

General election Results

By county CountyJohn ThurstonRepublicanJohn PaganDemocraticMichael PakkoLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,95572.49%1,34224.60%1592.91%2,61347.89%5,456Ashley5,14374.80%1,60523.34%1281.86%3,53851.45%6,876Baxter15,91577.84%3,81818.67%7123.48%12,09759.17%20,445Benton81,74564.88%38,07630.22%6,1704.90%43,66934.66%125,991Boone13,46180.85%2,52815.18%6603.96%10,93365.67%16,649Bradley2,21370.14%87327.67%692.19%1,34042.47%3,155Calhoun1,65180.22%33116.08%763.69%1,32064.14%2,058Carroll7,38965.47%3,43530.44%4624.09%3,95435.03%11,286Chicot1,70849.38%1,70449.26%471.36%40.12%3,459Clark4,60061.09%2,62934.91%3014.00%1,97126.18%7,530Clay3,82080.39%81517.15%1172.46%3,00563.24%4,752Cleburne10,46483.33%1,72213.71%3712.95%8,74269.62%12,557Cleveland2,77283.87%44913.59%842.54%2,32370.29%3,305Columbia5,26668.23%2,22528.83%2272.94%3,04139.40%7,718Conway5,92470.39%2,22226.40%2703.21%3,70243.99%8,416Craighead25,37069.59%10,02927.51%1,0562.90%15,34142.08%36,455Crawford17,81277.65%4,28718.69%8393.66%13,52558.96%22,938Crittenden7,15249.93%6,80247.48%3712.59%3502.44%14,325Cross4,73274.01%1,51223.65%1502.35%3,22050.36%6,394Dallas1,46964.83%73832.57%592.60%73132.26%2,266Desha1,84154.37%1,49844.24%471.39%34310.13%3,386Drew4,20267.11%1,88630.12%1732.76%2,31636.99%6,261Faulkner35,01465.40%15,50528.96%3,0195.64%19,50936.44%53,538Franklin5,44779.99%1,06715.67%2964.35%4,38064.32%6,810Fulton3,86678.85%88017.95%1573.20%2,98660.90%4,903Garland27,57267.66%11,16627.40%2,0124.94%16,40640.26%40,750Grant6,58782.72%1,04913.17%3274.11%5,53869.55%7,963Greene12,21179.43%2,63217.12%5313.45%9,57962.31%15,374Hempstead4,10669.56%1,60827.24%1893.20%2,49842.32%5,903Hot Spring9,15875.80%2,50620.74%4173.45%6,65255.06%12,081Howard3,22874.10%1,01923.39%1092.50%2,20950.71%4,356Independence10,80578.91%2,53718.53%3502.56%8,26860.39%13,692Izard4,76682.41%81014.01%2073.58%3,95668.41%5,783Jackson3,49274.41%1,08423.10%1172.49%2,40851.31%4,693Jefferson8,92442.57%11,26653.75%7713.68%-2,342-11.17%20,961Johnson6,62774.92%1,83620.76%3834.33%4,79154.16%8,846Lafayette1,57870.04%62527.74%502.22%95342.30%2,253Lawrence4,56881.91%83314.94%1763.16%3,73566.97%5,577Lee1,19148.75%1,19148.75%612.50%00.00%2,443Lincoln2,47674.60%75922.87%842.53%1,71751.73%3,319Little River3,67876.96%97020.30%1312.74%2,70856.66%4,779Logan6,42079.52%1,30316.14%3504.34%5,11763.38%8,073Lonoke22,92176.16%5,78619.22%1,3904.62%17,13556.93%30,097Madison5,73278.27%1,35218.46%2393.26%4,38059.81%7,323Marion6,07879.41%1,29016.85%2863.74%4,78862.56%7,654Miller11,54474.77%3,44022.28%4562.95%8,10452.49%15,440Mississippi6,92066.96%3,11930.18%2962.86%3,80136.78%10,335Monroe1,40559.03%91938.61%562.35%48620.42%2,380Montgomery2,89179.95%60016.59%1253.46%2,29163.36%3,616Nevada2,00470.34%75726.57%883.09%1,24743.77%2,849Newton2,90080.00%60916.80%1163.20%2,29163.20%3,625Ouachita5,09860.28%3,13737.09%2222.63%1,96123.19%8,457Perry3,46377.28%82518.41%1934.31%2,63858.87%4,481Phillips2,21946.85%2,42751.25%901.90%-208-4.39%4,736Pike3,65585.22%51411.98%1202.80%3,14173.23%4,289Poinsett5,61881.44%1,09715.90%1832.65%4,52165.54%6,898Polk6,71083.02%1,00512.44%3674.54%5,70570.59%8,082Pope17,76874.88%4,73119.94%1,2295.18%13,03754.94%23,728Prairie2,58882.76%46714.93%722.30%2,12167.83%3,127Pulaski59,59639.70%81,42154.24%9,0866.05%-21,825-14.54%150,103Randolph5,20380.97%1,00915.70%2143.33%4,19465.27%6,426Saline39,13269.11%14,37625.39%3,1125.50%24,75643.72%56,620Scott2,80585.18%37411.36%1143.46%2,43173.82%3,293Searcy3,18183.93%48912.90%1203.17%2,69271.03%3,790Sebastian30,33568.22%11,94126.85%2,1924.93%18,39441.36%44,468Sevier3,65779.52%80517.50%1372.98%2,85262.01%4,599Sharp5,82580.12%1,19216.40%2533.48%4,63363.73%7,270St. Francis2,91049.90%2,80148.03%1212.07%1091.87%5,832Stone4,60278.68%1,01717.39%2303.93%3,58561.29%5,849Union10,20167.45%4,48229.64%4402.91%5,71937.82%15,123Van Buren5,84178.47%1,31817.71%2853.83%4,52360.76%7,444Washington51,52954.29%39,06641.16%4,3164.55%12,46313.13%94,911White23,93879.81%4,90316.35%1,1543.85%19,03563.46%29,995Woodruff1,52067.02%69830.78%502.20%82236.24%2,268Yell5,04979.76%1,07116.92%2103.32%3,97862.84%6,330Totals755,15665.37%350,21030.32%49,8474.31%404,94635.05%1,155,213

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Chicot (largest city: Dermott)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied

Lee (largest city: Marianna)

By congressional district Thurston won all four congressional districts.

District Thurston Pagan Representative 72% 24%Rick Crawford 58% 37%French Hill 63% 32%Steve Womack 70% 26%Bruce Westerman

References

External links Official campaign websites John Thurston (R) for State Treasurer John Pagan (D) for State Treasurer Michael Pakko (L) for State Treasurer