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2026 Arkansas Senate Election

Solid R
Tom Cotton (R) incumbent

About this race

Tom Cotton has raised the most in this race — $7,149,643, ahead of Hallie Shoffner at $4,042,811. Tom Cotton has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $1,386,500. On AIPAC: Tom Cotton has taken $1,100,312 in AIPAC-linked contributions.

Share card for the 2026 Arkansas Senate race on PoliVion. AIPAC-funded: Tom Cotton. Follow the money in all 470 midterm races at polivion.com.

Tom Cotton, a Republican, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Republican seat. Tom Cotton, a Republican, has taken $1,100,312 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Hallie Shoffner, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one Libertarian.

Key issues in Arkansas

Major issues facing Arkansas, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Tom Cotton Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $1,100,312FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
2026 fundraising (FEC)$7,149,643 raised · $9,470,585 spent · $5,129,928 cash on hand through Oct 14, 2026
Focus: Strong military, secure border, lower taxes, defense investments, and law and order for Arkansas

Hallie Shoffner Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,042,811 raised · $3,285,879 spent · $756,932 cash on hand through Oct 14, 2026
Focus: Family farms, food security, sustainable agriculture, hunger relief, and working families

Jeff Wadlin Libertarian Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$80,063 raised · $73,772 spent · $6,291 cash on hand through Oct 14, 2026
Focus: Personal liberty, affordability, competitive markets, constitutional government, and peaceful foreign relations

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Tom Cotton RHallie Shoffner DJeff Wadlin L
Raised$7.1M$4M$80K
Individuals$3.6M50%$4M98%$9K11%
PACs & parties$1.4M19%$83K2%$0
Self-funded$0$0$71K89%
Other$2.2M30%$7K0%$0
AIPAC-linked*$1.1M——
Outside spending†———

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Tom Cotton 3934 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$7.1M
Campaign spent$9.5M
Cash on hand$5.1M
FEC 2026 through 10/14/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals50%
PACs / committees19%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Party committee$62K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • AIPAC's PAC$10KNetwork map →
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • PAC$10K

Showing the 50 biggest of 3934 donors. The other 3884 gave $3.3M combined.

Plus $559K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Tom Cotton’s full FEC filings →

Hallie Shoffner 2244 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.0M
Campaign spent$3.3M
Cash on hand$757K
FEC 2026 through 10/14/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
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  • Labor PAC$5K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 2244 donors. The other 2194 gave $1.2M combined.

Plus $839K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Hallie Shoffner’s full FEC filings →

Jeff Wadlin 9 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$80K
Campaign spent$74K
Cash on hand$6K
FEC 2026 through 10/14/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals11%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding89%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$21K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$250

Plus $999 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Jeff Wadlin’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

Common questions

Who has raised more money in the Arkansas Senate race?

Tom Cotton has raised more: $7,149,643, ahead of Hallie Shoffner at $4,042,811.

Who takes PAC money in the Arkansas Senate race?

Tom Cotton has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $1,386,500. Hallie Shoffner has taken $83,260.

Who takes AIPAC money in the Arkansas Senate race?

Tom Cotton has taken $1,100,312 in AIPAC-linked contributions.

When is the Arkansas Senate election?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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