Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, AR-02
James French Hill
- Over
- Chris Jones (Democratic), 49.1%
- Votes
- 127,550 (4,341 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +4.0, from verified polls) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
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- Born
- December 5, 1956 (age 69)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 6 House terms, since January 6, 2015
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, AR-02. Won with 50.9%, 1.7 points ahead over Chris Jones.
- French Hill Republican · winner50.9%
- French Hill Republican · winnern/a
- Chris Jones Democratic49.1%
- Chris Jones Democraticn/a
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +4.0, from verified polls)
- Result
- R +1.7
- Difference
- 2.3 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSAS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
1.7% of the $2,206,419 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.7%$36,760
- Individuals, itemized41.2%$2,169,659
- Other political committees (PACs)34.1%$1,793,867
- Party committees0.1%$5,500
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts23.9%$1,258,238
Employers donors listed
- COINBASE$44,50014 contributions
- CLIFFWATER$42,00018 contributions
- STEPHENS INC.$40,50021 contributions
- METLIFE$37,70017 contributions
- VIRTU FINANCIAL$33,50011 contributions
- FICO$28,00011 contributions
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$26,1009 contributions
- ROBINHOOD$25,00011 contributions
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$21,0006 contributions
- CLIFFWATER LLC$21,0009 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash bb1b726bc21c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial ServicesChair
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
2 subcommittees
- National Intelligence Enterprise
- National Security Agency and Cyber
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 33 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 129 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10496: Revising SSDI Disability Classifications ActIntroduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 10477: Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026Introduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 10442: To require the Ronald A. Robinson Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to replace certain exterior signage, and for other purposes.Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.Res. 1501: Recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program.Introduced August 31, 2026. Latest action August 31, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 9148: Scipio Jones House Assessment ActIntroduced June 4, 2026. Latest action September 10, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- H.Res. 1299: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.Introduced May 19, 2026. Latest action May 20, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash fcc872607e7c
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- hill.house.gov official
- Office phone
- 202-225-2506
- Washington office
- 1533 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0402
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:39 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, AR-02 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, AR-02 · General · won · 147,975 votes (60.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, AR-02 · General · won · 184,093 votes (55.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, AR-02 · General · won · 132,125 votes (52.1%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://enr-results-api.totalresults.com/Contest/GetContestResults?cId=arkansas&electionID=11b07106-031e-4d7c-911a-d01fb473d6dd&contestType=Federal
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:39 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4AR02141/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
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