2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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2026 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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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. Primary elections will be held on March 3, 2026, with a run-off election held on March 31 if no candidate gets a majority in the primary. Incumbent Republican senator Tom Cotton, who was first elected in 2014, is running for re-election. [1] Arkansas has been represented in the U.S. Senate exclusively by Republicans since 2015.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Tom Cotton
U.S. presidents
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Tom Cotton (R)$9,828,918$7,237,020$8,988,851
Source: Federal Election Commission [4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Jonathan Pittman [8]
  • Dan Whitfield, Senate candidate in 2020 and 2022 [9]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Dan Whitfield (D)$2,156$194$1,972
Source: Federal Election Commission [4]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [10] Solid RAugust 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [11] Solid RAugust 18, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe RAugust 12, 2025
Race To The WH [13] Safe RSeptember 4, 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. ↑ "- Trump endorses Senator Tom Cotton's re-election bid".
  3. ↑ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "2026 Election United States Senate - Arkansas". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ K8 Newsdesk (September 10, 2025). "Ethan Dunbar announces run for U.S. Senate". KAIT . Retrieved September 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Vrbin, Tess (August 27, 2025). "James Russell III of Little Rock joins Democratic primary effort to unseat U.S. Sen. Cotton in 2026". Arkansas Advocate . Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ Jared, George (May 13, 2025). "Hallie Shoffner running for US Senate to challenge Cotton". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "PITTMAN, JONATHAN FEC FORM 2 FILING".
  9. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1663097". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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