Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, AR
Thomas Cotton
- Over
- Hallie Shoffner (Democratic), 42.4%
- Votes
- 480,898 (104,980 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-12
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +14.0, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
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- Born
- May 13, 1977 (age 49)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 1 House term, 2 Senate terms, since January 3, 2013
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. Senate, AR. Won with 54.3%, 11.9 points ahead over Hallie Shoffner.
- Tom Cotton Republican · winner54.3%
- Tom Cotton Republican · winner54.3%
- Hallie Shoffner Democratic42.4%
- Hallie Shoffner Democratic42.4%
- Jeff Wadlin Libertarian3.3%
- Jeff Wadlin L3.3%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-12 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +14.0, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +11.9
- Difference
- 2.1 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Source: Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-10-14 · as reported to the FEC; filings can be amended
Top donors and industries
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Record
Committee assignments
- Joint Economic Committee
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
4 subcommittees
- Airland
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Strategic Forces
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
2 subcommittees
- Energy
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceChairman
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and votes
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- tomcotton.com official
- Contact form
- cotton.senate.gov
- Office phone
- 202-224-2353
- Washington office
- 326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
- Campaign email
- press_office@cotton.senate.gov · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 10:47 PM ET
- 2020U.S. Senate, AR · General · won · 793,871 votes (66.5%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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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 10:47 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/S4AR00103/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_full_body https://www.cotton.senate.gov/about-tom/
- photo_action https://www.cotton.senate.gov
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