Elections Intelligence

Arkansas 2nd District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN R
Chris Jones Democratic · Nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
16¢REPUBLICAN 90¢
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French Hill Republican · Nominee
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 18-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 90¢ today.

Lean R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Polling · Toss-upD+3 — 2040 Strat. Group, Aug 5. Prior result · Likely RR+17.87 in 2024. Market · Likely RR 90¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 90¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+3
2040 Strat. Group ↗ Apr 28 - May 8 · n=660 LV D+3 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+17.87

J. French Hill (R)

58.93 — 41.07 · 2024 general election

def. Marcus A. Jones (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
3.8 to 1
Chris Jones$1.17M
French Hill$4.42M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-03 · HELDRunoff 03-31 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄