Dennis Milligan

Dennis Lee Milligan (born October 24, 1957) is the current Arkansas State Auditor following the 2022 election. He previously served as Treasurer of Arkansas. For that position he won the Republican Party nomination in the primary election on May 20, 2014, and the general election on November 4, 2014.^[1] Milligan took office as treasurer on January 13, 2015.

Dennis Milligan
Auditor of Arkansas
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2023
Governor	Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Preceded by	Andrea Lea
Treasurer of Arkansas
In office January 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023
Governor	Asa Hutchinson
Preceded by	Charles Robinson
Succeeded by	Mark Lowery
Circuit Clerk of Saline County
In office January 2011 – January 13, 2015
Preceded by	Doug Kidd
Succeeded by	Myka Bono Sample
Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party
In office May 19, 2007 – December 13, 2008
Preceded by	Gilbert Baker
Succeeded by	Doyle Webb
Personal details
Born	Dennis Lee Milligan (1957-10-24) October 24, 1957 (age 67) Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Tina Milligan
Education	University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Milligan was born in Conway in Faulkner County, Arkansas.^[2] Prior to his election as state treasurer, he was the circuit clerk of Saline County, based in Benton, for two terms from 2011,^[1][3][4] and an Arkansas businessman for thirty years.^[4] Milligan is a former chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party^[5] from 2007 to 2008^[3] and has served as its treasurer.^[6]

Milligan ran against Duncan Baird in the 2014 primary,^[7] and his opponents in the general election that year included Democrat Karen Garcia and Libertarian Chris Hayes.^[1] Libertarian Ashley Ewald ran against Milligan in the 2018 general election, in which he was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote.^[8]

Electoral history

2018 Election for Treasurer of Arkansas^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	611,189	71
	Libertarian	Ashley Ewald	250,943	29

2014 Election for Treasurer of Arkansas^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	464,620	56
	Democratic	Karen Garcia	307,263	37
	Libertarian	Chris Hayes	52,440	6

2014 Republican Primary Election for Treasurer of Arkansas
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Dennis Milligan	86,994	53
Republican	Duncan Baird	75,673	47

2010 Election for Circuit Clerk of Saline County, Arkansas^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dennis Milligan	17,967	52.5
	Democratic	Doug Kidd (incumbent)	16,258	47.5