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Secretary of State of Arkansas
The secretary of state of Arkansas is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The current secretary of state is Republican John Thurston, former Arkansas land commissioner from Pulaski County in central Arkansas.
Organization
The secretary of state's office is composed of seven divisions:
Other duties
The secretary of state also publishes the state's administrative regulations and the state gazette, the Arkansas Register.
Officeholders
Democrats were elected exclusively to the office of secretary of state from the later Reconstruction era until the retirement of Charlie Daniels to run for State Auditor in 2010, when the first modern-day Republican to hold the office, Mark Martin, was elected. Secretaries of state during the statehood of Arkansas include: • Robert A. Watkins (D) 1836–1840 • D. B. Greer 1840–1842 • John Winfrey (D) 1842 • D. B. Greer (D) 1842–1859 • Alexander Boileau (D) 1859–1860 • S. W. Weaver (D) 1860 • John I. Stirman (D) 1860–1862 • O. H. Oates (Confederate) 1862–1864 • Robert J. T. White (R) 1864–1871 • James M. Johnson (R) 1871–1874 • Benton B. Beavers (D) 1874–1879 • Jacob Frolich (D) 1879–1885 • Elias B. Moore (D) 1885–1889 • Benjamin Boone Chism (D) 1889–1893 • H. B. Armistead (D) 1893–1897 • Alexander C. Hull (D) 1897–1901 • J. W. Crockett (D) 1901–1905 • O. C. Ludwig (D) 1905–1911 • Earle W. Hodges (D) 1911–1917 • Tom J. Terral (D) 1917–1921 • Ira C. Hopper (D) 1921–1925 • Jim B. Higgins (D) 1925–1931 • Ed F. McDonald (D) 1931–1937 • C. G. "Crip" Hall (D) 1937–1961 • Nancy J. Hall (D) 1961–1963 • Kelly Bryant (D) 1963–1975 • George O. Jernigan Jr. (D) 1975–1977 • Winston Bryant (D) 1977–1979 • Paul Riviere (D) 1979–1985 • William J. "Bill" McCuen (D) 1985–1995 • Sharon M. Priest (D) 1995–2003 • Charlie Daniels (D) 2003–2011 • Mark Martin (R) 2011–2019 • John Thurston (R) 2019–present
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