John Thurston (politician)
| John Thurston | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of State Lands of Arkansas | |
|
Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
| Governor |
Mike Beebe (2011–2015) Asa Hutchinson (2015–present) |
| Preceded by | Mark Wilcox |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
circa 1973 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joanna |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Sheridan High School (1991); Agape College |
| Religion | Christian (Agape Church) |
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.[1]
Thurston was previously a licensed minister and was a Certified Religious Assistant in the Arkansas state prison system.[1] He was the first Republican to be elected as Land Commissioner since the office became elective in 1874.[2] In 2014, Thurston was elected as the president of the Western States Land Commissioners Association;[3] the organization's winter conference was held in Little Rock that year.[4]
Electoral history
2010 general election
Thurston counties in red, Bryant counties in blue (2010)
| Commissioner of State Lands election[5][6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John M. Thurston | 396,263 | 52.68 | |
| Democratic | L.J. Bryant | 355,996 | 47.32 | |
| Voter turnout | 36.17% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2014 general election
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Thurston (R) |
Mark Robertson (D) |
Elvis D. Presley (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 1, 2014 | 1,092 | ± 3% | 45% | 36% | 9% | 10% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 18–21, 2014 | 1,453 | ± 2.6% | 38% | 33% | 7% | 22% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 1–3, 2014 | 1,066 | ± 3% | 40% | 29% | 10% | 22% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 25–27, 2014 | 840 | ± 3.4% | 28% | 27% | 17% | 29% |
| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election, 2014[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Thurston (Incumbent) | 471,848 | 57.17 | |
| Democratic | Mark Robertson | 302,048 | 36.59 | |
| Libertarian | Elvis D. Presley | 51,518 | 6.24 | |
| Majority | 169,800 | 20.57% | ||
| Total votes | 825,414 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- 1 2 "John Thurston, Commissioner of State Lands". Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ↑ Reeves, Landon (May 2, 2014). "Meet your candidates: Early voting in May 20 election begins Monday". Carroll County News (Arkansas). Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Thurston elected to head up commissioners' group". Associated Press. July 29, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ↑ "WSLCA 2014 Winter Conference Agenda" (PDF). Texas General Land Office. January 12, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ↑ "2010 General Election Turnout Rates". February 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ↑ "2010 General Election & Non Partisan Judicial Runoff Election Statewide Results by Contest". Arkansas Secretary of State. November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "November 4, 2014 General election and nonpartisan runoff election Official results". Arkansas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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