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Nov 3, 2026

Arkansas - United States Senate

Two-term Sen. Tom Cotton, a top Trump ally, faces sixth-generation farmer Hallie Shoffner in a state that hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 2008.

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Tom Cotton
Republican · Age 49 · Incumbent

Chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee; seeking a third term with Trump's endorsement.

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Hallie Shoffner
Democrat · Age 38

Sixth-generation Delta farmer who closed her family farm this year and says the economy is rigged.

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Jeff Wadlin
Libertarian

Strategy consultant nominated at the Libertarian state convention in February.

Ballotpedia profile →
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Ratings: Cook Political Report (Aug 20), Sabato’s Crystal Ball (Aug 26), Decision Desk HQ (Aug 5). Source →

No neutral public poll of the Cotton–Shoffner general election has been released. Nonpartisan race raters — Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections — all classify this seat as Safe/Solid Republican.

See Cook Political Report's Senate ratings → As of July 2026

Where they stand

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Money & campaign finance

Where each candidate stands on campaign-finance questions.

COTTON
SHOFFNER
WADLIN
Ban Congress from trading stocks Unknown Unknown Unknown
Takes corporate PAC money Yes No Unknown
Fundraising
RAISEDCASH ON HANDUNDER-$200 DONORS
Tom Cotton
$6.2M$9.9M9% of receipts
Hallie Shoffner
$2.3M$864K36% of receipts
Jeff Wadlin
$29K$8K3% of receipts

Campaign committee totals for the 2025–26 cycle, through June 30, 2026. Under-$200 share is unitemized individual contributions divided by total receipts. FEC filings →

Their big promises

COTTON'S TOP 3
Lower costs, cut taxes
Says prices are "too high and paychecks too small" and blames federal spending.
Rebuild the military
Continue rebuilding the military and bringing defense jobs and investment to Arkansas.
Back the Trump agenda
A secure border and a "safer, more prosperous" state, working with the president.
SHOFFNER'S TOP 3
Fight the rigged system
Take on "the corrupt political system" she says Cotton spent ten years building.
A Farm Bill with room to breathe
Real relief for the family farms being crushed by costs, markets, and tariffs.
Restore Medicaid, save Social Security
Reverse the Medicaid cuts and protect the benefits working Arkansans paid into.

Agree or differ?

Jobs & investment for Arkansas
Both major-party campaigns center on bringing jobs and investment back to the state
AGREE
Unions & the PRO Act
Shoffner backs the PRO Act and stronger collective bargaining · Cotton has consistently opposed union-backed legislation
DIFFER
The 2025 tax-and-spending law
Cotton voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill · Shoffner says it "blew a massive hole" in the debt to cut taxes for "land barons"
DIFFER
President Trump
Trump's endorsement is the centerpiece of Cotton's campaign · Shoffner is running against the system she says he and Cotton built
DIFFER
Positions summarized from campaign websites, voting records, and news reports · July 2026
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