Who raised the most money in the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?

Tom Cotton (Republican) raised $7.1M.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?

America One ($4.5M), Arkansans for Democracy and Justice ($104K), Freedom Project USA ($57K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?

NRSC gave $62K to Tom Cotton; Oorah! Political Action Committee gave $10K to Tom Cotton; Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) gave $10K to Tom Cotton.

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2026 general election

Arkansas Senate

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected

$16M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Arkansas Senate race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $4.7M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Tom Cotton (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$16M

Raised by campaigns

$11M

PAC checks

$1.4M

Outside money

$4.7M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Tom CottonRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $7.1M
Spent: $9.5M
From individuals: $3.6M
From PACs: $1.3M
From party: $62K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 19% of Cotton's money came from PACs

Corporate $573K (43%)Trade group $216K (16%)Leadership PAC $302K (23%)Membership $71K (5%)Union $5K (0%)Super PAC $11K (1%)Party $62K (5%)Other $94K (7%)

Young Victory Committee Party$62K
Young Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Altria Group, Inc. Corporate$10K
Mullin Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
Kennedy Leadership PAC$10K
Walmart Inc. Corporate$10K
Ted Cruz Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K

FEC record S4AR00103

Hallie ShoffnerDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $4.0M
Spent: $3.3M
From individuals: $4.0M
From PACs: $69K
From party: $15K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $57K
Outside money against: $4.6M

Who paid: 2% of Shoffner's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $10K (34%)Membership $5K (18%)Union $13K (47%)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$5K
American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$5K
Lobo PAC Leadership PAC$5K
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$5K
Whitehouse Leadership PAC$3K
Kaine Leadership PAC$2K
National Education Association Union$2K
Smart Td Union$1K

Biggest outside spenders

America One · $4.5M attacking
Arkansans for Democracy and Justice · $104K attacking
Freedom Project USA · $57K supporting

FEC record S6AR00199

Jeff WadlinLibertarian

✗ Lost

Raised: $80K
Spent: $74K
From individuals: $9K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $71K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S6AR00223

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?: $16M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Arkansas Senate race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $4.7M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Tom Cotton (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?: Tom Cotton (Republican) raised $7.1M.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?: America One ($4.5M), Arkansans for Democracy and Justice ($104K), Freedom Project USA ($57K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Arkansas Senate race?: NRSC gave $62K to Tom Cotton; Oorah! Political Action Committee gave $10K to Tom Cotton; Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) gave $10K to Tom Cotton.