Arkansas U.S. Senate
DEFENDED SEAT
Also on the ballot: Jeff Wadlin (L).
FTP RACE SIGNAL
The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 33-point Republican hold in 2020, priced at 93.4¢ today.
Lean R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Polling · Toss-upD+3 — Hendrix College, Aug 20.Market · Likely RR 93.4¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold.Prior result · Safe RR+33.06 in 2020.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
Polling moved 6.4 points toward the Democrat over 14 days.
MARKET
BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 93.4¢
Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27
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POLLING
BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+3
PRIOR RESULT
BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+33.06
Cotton, Tom (R)
66.53 — 33.47 · 2020 general election
def. Harrington, Ricky Dale, Jr. (LIB). Margin verified against retrieved official results.
FUNDRAISING
BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
2.7 to 1
Hallie Shoffner$2.27M
Tom Cotton$6.23M
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 · L settled
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