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John Thurston (politician)
American politician from Arkansas

John Thurston (politician)

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American politician from Arkansas
A.K.A.
John M. Thurston
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51 years
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Biography

John M. Thurston (born c. 1973) is the current Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. A Republican, he was first elected in November 2010, taking office in January 2011, and was reelected in November 2014 to a second term.

Thurston was previously a licensed minister and was a Certified Religious Assistant in the Arkansas state prison system. He was the first Republican to be elected as Land Commissioner since the office became elective in 1874. In 2014, Thurston was elected as the president of the Western States Land Commissioners Association; the organization's winter conference was held in Little Rock that year.

Limited to two terms as Commissioner of State Lands, Thurston announced in June 2016 his plans to run for election as Secretary of State of Arkansas in 2018, citing election security, physical security, political accessibility, and redistricting as important issues.

Electoral history

2010 general election

Thurston counties in red, Bryant counties in blue (2010)
Commissioner of State Lands election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn M. Thurston396,26352.68
DemocraticL.J. Bryant355,99647.32
Voter turnout36.17%
Republican gain from Democratic

2014 general election

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
John
Thurston (R)
Mark
Robertson (D)
Elvis D.
Presley (L)
Undecided
Public Policy PollingOctober 30–November 1, 20141,092± 3%45%36%9%10%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 18–21, 20141,453± 2.6%38%33%7%22%
Public Policy PollingAugust 1–3, 20141,066± 3%40%29%10%22%
Public Policy PollingApril 25–27, 2014840± 3.4%28%27%17%29%
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Thurston (Incumbent)471,84857.17
DemocraticMark Robertson302,04836.59
LibertarianElvis D. Presley51,5186.24
Majority169,80020.57%
Total votes825,414100
Republican hold
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