Elvis Presley

Independent

Candidate, Governor of Arkansas

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 8, 2022

Elvis Presley (independent) is running for election for Governor of Arkansas. He is a write-in candidate in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Presley was a 2018 Libertarian candidate for Arkansas' 1st Congressional District.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2022
* 1.2 2018
* 1.3 2016
* 1.4 2014
* 1.4.1 Results
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2022
* 3 Campaign donors
* 3.1 2014
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

The primary will occur on May 24, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

##### General election for Governor of Arkansas

Ricky Dale Harrington Jr., Dan Nelson, Elvis Presley, Jason Tate, and Michael Woodard are running in the general election for Governor of Arkansas on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L)

| Dan Nelson (Independent) (Write-in)

| Elvis Presley (Independent) (Write-in)

| Jason Tate (Independent) (Write-in)

| Michael Woodard (Independent) (Write-in)

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There are no incumbents in this race.

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of Arkansas

Anthony Bland, Chris Jones, Jay Martin, James Russell, and Supha Xayprasith-Mays are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arkansas on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

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| Anthony Bland

| Chris Jones

| Jay Martin

| James Russell

| Supha Xayprasith-Mays

* * *

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Doc Washburn are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Arkansas on May 24, 2022.

Candidate

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| Sarah Huckabee Sanders

| Doc Washburn

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Leticia Sanders (R)
* Leslie Rutledge (R)
* Tim Griffin (R)

Libertarian convention

#####  Libertarian convention for Governor of Arkansas

Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Arkansas on February 20, 2022.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L)

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Arkansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

##### General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford defeated Chintan Desai and Elvis Presley in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Rick Crawford (R)  |

68.9

| 138,757

| Chintan Desai (D) |

28.8

| 57,907

| Elvis Presley (L)  |

2.3

| 4,581

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 201,245
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Chintan Desai advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Chintan Desai

* * *

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

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Robert Butler (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1

Incumbent Rick Crawford advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Rick Crawford

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Arkansas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[1]

Incumbent Eddie Cheatham defeated Elvis Presley in the Arkansas State Senate District 26 general election.[2]

Arkansas State Senate, District 26 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Eddie Cheatham Incumbent | 78.67% | 21,040
| Libertarian  | Elvis Presley | 21.33% | 5,703
Total Votes | 26,743
Source: Arkansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Eddie Cheatham ran unopposed in the Arkansas State Senate District 26 Democratic Primary.[3][4]

Arkansas State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Eddie Cheatham Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Arkansas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Presley ran for election to the office of Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

#### Results[edit]

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

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Elvis Presley has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?

* 694 candidates completed the survey in 2021. This number represented 13.5% of all 5,138 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2021. Out of the 694 candidates who completed Ballotpedia's candidate survey, 147 won their election. Candidates from 36 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Read the 2021 report for more information about that year's respondents.

* 4,745 candidates completed the survey in 2020. This number represented 16.4% of all 29,002 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2020. Out of the 4,745 respondents, 743 won their election. Candidates from all 50 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and U.S. presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen. Read the 2020 report for more information about that year's respondents.

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## Campaign donors[edit]

### 2014[edit]

Comprehensive donor information for Presley is available dating back to 2014. Based on available campaign finance records, Presley raised a total of $0 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 27, 2015.[5]

## See also[edit]

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## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
2. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
3. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
4. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
5. ↑ Follow the Money, "Contributions to Presley, Elvis," accessed May 27, 2015

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