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2014 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election presidential no Arkansas 2010 Arkansas elections#Commissioner of State Lands 2010 2018 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election 2018 November 4, 2014 John Thurston Republican Party (United States) 471,848 57.17% File:Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston (cropped).jpg Mark Robertson Democratic Party (United States) 302,048 36.59% 3x4.svg Elvis D. Presley Libertarian Party (United States) 51,518 6.24% 3x4.svg File:2014 Arkansas commissioner of state lands election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsThurston: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Robertson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Commissioner of State Lands John Thurston Republican Party (United States) John Thurston Republican Party (United States)
The 2014 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. Incumbent Republican Land Commissioner John Thurston was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Mark Robertson in a landslide.https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/election-2014-hutchinson-elected-arkansas/26361814007/
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
John Thurston, incumbent land commissioner (2011–2019)Brantley Max 2014-08-26 Pitching in for the land commissioner's race https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2014/08/26/pitching-in-for-the-land-commissioners-race September 17, 2026 Arkansas Times en-US
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mark Robertson, landscape architecthttp://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/03/03/democrat-mark-robertson-files-today-for-land-commissioner Democrat Mark Robertson files today for Land Commissioner Arkansas Times March 3, 2014 September 17, 2026
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Elvis D. Presley, Elvis Presley impersonator and auto mechanichttp://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/27/3963144/elvis-is-back-and-running-for.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140306001727/http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/27/3963144/elvis-is-back-and-running-for.html March 6, 2014 dead Elvis is back, and running for office in Arkansas Miami Herald February 27, 2014 September 17, 2026
General election
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnThurston (R) MarkRobertson (D) Elvis D.Presley (L) UndecidedPublic Policy Pollinghttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/ARResults.pdf Public Policy Polling September 17, 2026 November 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141130011058/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/ARResults.pdf dead October 30–November 1, 2014 1,092 ± 3% 45% 36% 9% 10%Public Policy Pollinghttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_AR_922.pdf Public Policy Polling September 17, 2026 September 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140929025354/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_AR_922.pdf dead September 18–21, 2014 1,453 ± 2.6% 38% 33% 7% 22%Public Policy Pollinghttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_AR_8051118.pdf Public Policy Polling September 17, 2026 August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054304/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_AR_8051118.pdf dead August 1–3, 2014 1,066 ± 3% 40% 29% 10% 22%Public Policy Pollinghttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_AR_430.pdf Public Policy Polling September 17, 2026 August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808131100/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_AR_430.pdf dead April 25–27, 2014 840 ± 3.4% 28% 27% 17% 29%
Results
2014 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands electionhttp://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/2014_GE.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260912000033/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/2014_GE.pdf September 12, 2026 live Arkansas Official Results 2014 General Election Martin Mark Mark Martin (politician) November 4, 2014 Secretary of State of Arkansas September 17, 2026
Republican Party (United States)
John Thurston (incumbent)
471,848
57.17 Democratic Party (United States)
Mark Robertson
302,048
36.59 Libertarian Party (United States)
Elvis D. Presley
51,518
6.24 825,414
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
By county
CountyJohn ThurstonRepublicanMark RobertsonDemocraticElvis D. PresleyLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas2,72654.96%1,99440.20%2404.84%73214.76%4,960Ashley3,39855.32%2,54841.48%1963.19%85013.84%6,142Baxter9,65866.51%3,83326.40%1,0307.09%5,82540.11%14,521Benton42,22869.35%14,40523.66%4,2617.00%27,82345.69%60,894Boone7,15367.57%2,63524.89%7987.54%4,51842.68%10,586Bradley1,50252.98%1,23243.46%1013.56%2709.52%2,835Calhoun95258.98%57835.81%845.20%37423.17%1,614Carroll4,50657.16%2,77135.15%6067.69%1,73522.01%7,883Chicot1,19934.73%2,16962.83%842.43%-970-28.10%3,452Clark3,08645.44%3,40650.15%2994.40%-320-4.71%6,791Clay2,13554.94%1,52539.24%2265.82%61015.70%3,886Cleburne6,55567.71%2,48125.63%6456.66%4,07442.08%9,681Cleveland1,62860.52%89533.27%1676.21%73327.25%2,690Columbia4,51360.52%2,51533.73%4295.75%1,99826.79%7,457Conway3,05548.81%2,85545.61%3495.58%2003.20%6,259Craighead14,83660.18%8,14033.02%1,6776.80%6,69627.16%24,653Crawford10,63366.86%4,05825.52%1,2127.62%6,57541.34%15,903Crittenden4,56943.61%5,57853.24%3313.16%-1,009-9.63%10,478Cross3,01058.36%1,90836.99%2404.65%1,10221.36%5,158Dallas1,15949.51%1,09446.73%883.76%652.78%2,341Desha1,16835.68%1,96059.87%1464.46%-792-24.19%3,274Drew2,70152.70%2,19742.87%2274.43%5049.83%5,125Faulkner20,23061.26%10,50231.80%2,2916.94%9,72829.46%33,023Franklin3,15958.60%1,88134.89%3516.51%1,27823.71%5,391Fulton1,91958.01%1,18235.73%2076.26%73722.28%3,308Garland18,24060.74%9,76832.53%2,0206.73%8,47228.21%30,028Grant3,57767.34%1,42726.86%3085.80%2,15040.47%5,312Greene6,54960.72%3,54532.87%6926.42%3,00427.85%10,786Hempstead3,06157.43%2,06438.72%2053.85%99718.71%5,330Hot Spring5,02654.39%3,60739.03%6086.58%1,41915.36%9,241Howard2,04856.72%1,41839.27%1454.02%63017.45%3,611Independence6,37161.46%3,17330.61%8227.93%3,19830.85%10,366Izard2,49758.59%1,47734.66%2886.76%1,02023.93%4,262Jackson2,03950.31%1,73542.81%2796.88%3047.50%4,053Jefferson6,68334.13%12,22362.43%6733.44%-5,540-28.30%19,579Johnson3,53354.76%2,41437.41%5057.83%1,11917.34%6,452Lafayette1,30455.07%97541.17%893.76%32913.89%2,368Lawrence2,45354.31%1,73738.45%3277.24%71615.85%4,517Lee90435.01%1,61462.51%642.48%-710-27.50%2,582Lincoln1,43547.42%1,33244.02%2598.56%1033.40%3,026Little River2,26356.82%1,53238.46%1884.72%73118.35%3,983Logan3,78459.56%2,10333.10%4667.34%1,68126.46%6,353Lonoke13,28869.24%4,68624.42%1,2176.34%8,60244.82%19,191Madison2,93859.23%1,69934.25%3236.51%1,23924.98%4,960Marion3,25466.46%1,28126.16%3617.37%1,97340.30%4,896Miller7,43865.80%3,49030.87%3763.33%3,94834.93%11,304Mississippi4,50645.47%4,88849.32%5165.21%-382-3.85%9,910Monroe1,01343.35%1,23252.72%923.94%-219-9.37%2,337Montgomery1,73460.95%91132.02%2007.03%82328.93%2,845Nevada1,35850.11%1,23645.61%1164.28%1224.50%2,710Newton1,86563.31%85228.92%2297.77%1,01334.39%2,946Ouachita3,82850.55%2,74636.26%99913.19%1,08214.29%7,573Perry1,99557.25%1,23635.47%2547.29%75921.78%3,485Phillips1,90433.76%3,59263.70%1432.54%-1,688-29.93%5,639Pike1,91062.95%93730.88%1876.16%97332.07%3,034Poinsett3,49456.15%2,29136.82%4387.04%1,20319.33%6,223Polk4,23668.07%1,47323.67%5148.26%2,76344.40%6,223Pope11,14066.33%4,39826.18%1,2587.49%6,74240.14%16,796Prairie1,56260.15%83132.00%2047.86%73128.15%2,597Pulaski52,68142.67%64,59252.31%6,1985.02%-11,911-9.65%123,471Randolph2,70454.80%1,85537.60%3757.60%84917.21%4,934Saline26,11067.41%9,96225.72%2,6616.87%16,14841.69%38,733Scott1,85862.37%87829.47%2438.16%98032.90%2,979Searcy2,08871.31%64321.96%1976.73%1,44549.35%2,928Sebastian20,25665.02%8,82128.31%2,0776.67%11,43536.70%31,154Sevier2,14661.61%1,15533.16%1825.23%99128.45%3,483Sharp3,48662.41%1,72430.86%3766.73%1,76231.54%5,586St. Francis2,28138.60%3,43758.17%1913.23%-1,156-19.56%5,909Stone2,65060.38%1,43532.70%3046.93%1,21527.68%4,389Union7,01358.93%4,22235.48%6665.60%2,79123.45%11,901Van Buren3,49660.34%1,85832.07%4407.59%1,63828.27%5,794Washington29,90056.70%18,99536.02%3,8377.28%10,90520.68%52,732White14,57368.14%5,17924.22%1,6357.64%9,39443.92%21,387Woodruff74735.40%1,21657.63%1476.97%-469-22.23%2,110Yell2,95157.85%1,81135.50%3396.65%1,14022.35%5,101Totals471,84857.17%302,04836.59%51,5186.24%169,80020.57%825,414
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Arkansas (largest city: Stuttgart)
Ashley (largest city: Crossett)
Bradley (largest city: Warren)
Calhoun (largest city: Hampton)
Clay (largest city: Piggott)
Cleveland (largest city: Rison)
Conway (largest city: Morrilton)
Craighead (largest city: Jonesboro)
Cross (largest city: Wynne)
Dallas (largest city: Fordyce)
Drew (largest city: Monticello)
Hempstead (largest city: Hope)
Hot Spring (largest city: Malvern)
Howard (largest city: Nashville)
Izard (largest city: Horseshoe Bend)
Jackson (largest city: Newport)
Lawrence (largest city: Walnut Ridge)
Lincoln (largest city: Star City)
Little River (largest city: Ashdown)
Nevada (largest city: Prescott)
Ouachita (largest city: Camden)
Pike (largest city: Glenwood)
Poinsett (largest city: Trumann)
Prairie (largest city: Des Arc)
Randolph (largest city: Pocahontas)
See also
2014 Arkansas elections
References
Commissioner of State Lands
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands