Thomas B. Cotton
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallie Shoffner Democratic | $2,269,114 | $863,578 | $11,010 |
| Jeffrey Francis Wadlin Libertarian | $28,778 | $8,469 | $0 |
| Thomas B. Cotton Republican incumbent | $6,233,117 | $9,931,885 | $1,129,500 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Thomas B. Cotton at $6,233,117. Lowest: Jeffrey Francis Wadlin at $28,778. The largest reported value sets this scale at $6,233,117.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Thomas B. Cotton at $9,931,885. Lowest: Jeffrey Francis Wadlin at $8,469. The largest reported value sets this scale at $9,931,885.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Thomas B. Cotton at $1,129,500. Lowest: Jeffrey Francis Wadlin at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,129,500.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Thomas B. Cotton at $590,800. Lowest: Hallie Shoffner at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $590,800.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Hallie Shoffner at $2,653,445. Lowest: Jeffrey Francis Wadlin at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,653,445.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Hallie Shoffner Democratic | Thomas B. Cotton Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $0 | $522,50041.3% |
| Leadership PACs | $4,50033.3% | $292,00023.1% |
| Trade association PACs | $0 | $209,00016.5% |
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $99,0007.8% |
| Membership organization PACs | $0 | $64,5005.1% |
| Other candidates' committees | $0 | $63,0005.0% |
| Labor union PACs | $9,00066.7% | $5,0000.4% |
| Cooperative PACs | $0 | $9,5000.8% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $0 | $1,0000.1% |
| Itemized total | $13,500 | $1,265,500 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Hallie Shoffner Democratic | Thomas B. Cotton Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $0 | $74,0008.1% |
| Defense Defense | $0 | $64,5007.1% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $58,5006.4% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $0 | $54,0005.9% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $0 | $53,5005.9% |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $0 | $33,5003.7% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $0 | $31,0003.4% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $27,5003.0% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $0 | $25,5002.8% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $23,5002.6% |
| Air transport Transportation | $0 | $22,0002.4% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $0 | $21,0002.3% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $19,5002.1% |
| Construction Construction | $0 | $18,5002.0% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $0 | $18,5002.0% |
| Automotive Transportation | $0 | $15,0001.6% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $15,0001.6% |
| Accounting Professional services | $0 | $12,5001.4% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $0 | $12,5001.4% |
| Trucking Transportation | $0 | $10,5001.2% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $10,0001.1% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $7,5000.8% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $0 | $7,5000.8% |
| Public sector unions Labor | $2,00022.2% | $5,0000.5% |
| Building trades unions Labor | $6,00066.7% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $0 | $6,0000.7% |
| Health insurance Health | $0 | $1,0000.1% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $4,500 | $355,000 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $1,00011.1% | $263,00028.9% |
| Itemized total | $13,500 | $1,265,500 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Hallie Shoffner Democratic | Thomas B. Cotton Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $590,800100.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $590,800 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Hallie Shoffner Democratic | Thomas B. Cotton Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $0 | $590,800100.0% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $590,800 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Hallie Shoffner Democratic | Thomas B. Cotton Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $2,653,445100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $2,653,445 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Hallie Shoffner Democratic | Thomas B. Cotton Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $2,653,445100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $2,653,445 | $0 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Jeffrey Francis Wadlin: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallie Shoffner Democratic | $32,613 | 5 | Feb 19 to Feb 27, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
| Thomas B. Cotton Republican | $288,200 | 8 | Feb 16 to Feb 28, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.