Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston will serve the remaining two years of the current state treasurer’s term. Thurston faced Democrat John Pagan and Libertarian Michael Pakko in a race for the position left open by former Treasurer Mark Lowery’s death last year.

The Associated Press has projected that Republican Secretary of State John Thurston will be elected as Arkansas Treasurer.

Secretary of State John Thurston has now held three positions within Arkansas's state government after defeating Democrat John Pagan and Libertarian Michael Pakko.

In the race for Arkansas state treasurer, Secretary of State John Thurston, a Republican, is leading with 65 percent of the vote; Democrat John Pagan, a