Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022

Elections in Arkansas, 2022

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← 2018
Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands
Election details
Filing deadline: March 1, 2022
Primary: May 24, 2022 Primary runoff: June 21, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tommy Land (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Arkansas
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Arkansas held an election for commissioner of state lands on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline was March 1, 2022.

Incumbent Tommy Land won election in the general election for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.

Candidates and election results

General election candidates

• Tommy Land  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Goldi Gaines  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Goldi Gaines ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Tommy Land (Incumbent) ✔

Voting information

See also: Voting in Arkansas

Election information in Arkansas: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 10, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 10, 2022
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Past elections

2018

See also: Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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.

		Candidate
✔		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.

		Candidate
✔		Tommy Land

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2014

See also: Arkansas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, 2014
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

External links

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• Arkansas public lands commissioner official website