2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas

2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas

November 3, 2026
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator

Tom Cotton
Republican



The 2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican senator Tom Cotton, who was first elected in 2014, is running for re-election.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Tom Cotton
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tom Cotton (R) $8,637,833 $6,656,231 $8,378,554
Source: Federal Election Commission[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Hallie Shoffner, farmer and entrepreneur[4]

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dan Whitfield (D) $2,086 $191 $1,904
Source: Federal Election Commission[3]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections[6] Solid R Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report[7] Solid R Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH[9] Safe R Apr 27, 2025

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Julia (February 27, 2025). "Top Intel Republican Tom Cotton seeking re-election to Senate in 2026". Fox News. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2026 Election United States Senate - Arkansas". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Jared, George (May 13, 2025). "Hallie Shoffner running for US Senate to challenge Cotton". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1663097". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

Official campaign websites