Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2026
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| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
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Arkansas is holding an election for commissioner of state lands on November 3, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
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There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Arkansas
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Incumbent Tommy Land defeated Goldi Gaines in the general election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tommy Land (R) | 68.8 | 611,723 |
 | Goldi Gaines (D) | 31.2 | 277,750 | |
| Total votes: 889,473 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Goldi Gaines advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tommy Land advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Tommy Land defeated Larry Williams and T.J. Campbell in the general election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tommy Land (R) | 60.0 | 530,230 |
 | Larry Williams (D) | 36.7 | 323,682 | |
 | T.J. Campbell (L) | 3.3 | 29,123 | |
| Total votes: 883,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Larry Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on May 22, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Larry Williams |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Tommy Land advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands on May 22, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Tommy Land |
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2014
| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, 2014 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
Election analysis
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See also
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