Arkansas U.S. Senate · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Tom Cotton

Raised: $6,989,606
From individuals: $3,519,013
From PACs and other committees: $1,288,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $6,820,074
Debts: $84,959

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $590,800 to support and $0 to oppose.

AMERICA ONEfor $591K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Feb. 10, 2026.

PAC and committee money

266 committees reported giving $1,302,200 in all.

NRSC$62,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC$10,000

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks

Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $25K
Defense contractorsPAC checks $22K
Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $14K
Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Hallie Shoffner

Raised: $3,682,226
From individuals: $3,607,337
From PACs and other committees: $55,510
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $1,425,178
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $0 to support and $4,589,265 to oppose.

AMERICA ONEagainst $4.4M
ARKANSANS FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICEagainst $180K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

9 committees reported giving $25,050 in all.

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
LOBO PAC$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$5,000
OCEANS PAC$2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$2,500
COMMON GROUND PAC$2,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$2,000
SMART TD PAC$1,000

Libertarian

Jeff Wadlin

Raised: $28,778
From individuals: $7,749
From PACs and other committees: $0
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $21,029
Cash on hand: $8,469
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)

Tom Cotton	Republican	$6,989,606	$6,820,074	$590,800	$0
Hallie Shoffner	Democrat	$3,682,226	$1,425,178	$0	$4,589,265
Jeff Wadlin	Libertarian	$28,778	$8,469	$0	$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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