2026 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election

2026 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election
November 3, 2026
 
Candidate Cole Jester Chris Olson
Party Republican Libertarian
Incumbent Commissioner

Tommy Land
Republican



The 2026 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. The primary election were held on March 3. Incumbent land commissioner Tommy Land was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election to a third consecutive term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Christian Olson, real estate investor[2]

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Cole Jester
Statewide officials

Results

Republican primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cole Jester 193,683 72.2
Republican Christian Olson 74,451 27.8
Total votes 268,134 100.0

Third-party candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Chris Olson, mental healthcare worker and perennial candidate[6]

General election

Results

2026 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cole Jester
Libertarian Chris Olson
Total votes

References

  1. ^ Moore, Matthew; Mann, Casey (May 1, 2025). "Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester enters land commissioner race". KUAF. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  2. ^ Wickline, Michael (November 19, 2024). "Little Rock real estate investor announces run for commissioner of state lands". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Earley, Neal (June 26, 2025). "Bryant Republican Lance Restum withdraws from land commissioner race, endorses Cole Jester". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Wickline, Michael R. (April 30, 2025). "Cole Jester announces run for land commissioner with Sanders' endorsement". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "REP Comm. of State Lands". Arkansas Election Night Reporting. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  6. ^ Brock, Roby (February 22, 2026). "Arkansas Libertarians nominate candidates for 2026". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
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