Name: 2026 Arkansas Senate race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: AR, United States

2026 Arkansas Senate race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Where they disagree

Cotton	Shoffner	Wadlin
Enforce the law	Legalization path	Unknown
Expand drilling	Limit fossil fuels	Unknown
Open Choice	Government Monopoly	Unknown
Merit Driven - No DEI	Race Driven - Pro DEI	Unknown

Hallie Shoffner

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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Stated positions (43) ▾

Agriculture: Supports fighting for farmers, rural communities, and a Farm Bill that helps Arkansas agriculture. [1][2][3]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports defunding ICE in its current form while maintaining border security accountability. [1]
Campaign finance: Opposes unlimited party coordination spending that allows wealthy donors to influence elections. [1]
China & trade: Supports targeted tariffs to protect industries but opposes blanket tariffs that harm farmers. [1][2]
Climate: Views climate change as a threat to farming and groceries. [1]
Congressional stock trading: Supports a ban on stock trading for elected officials. [1]
Cost of living: Supports lowering costs for groceries, childcare, housing, and healthcare for working families. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports local law enforcement with training and resources and investing in community-based crime prevention. [1]
Crime prevention: Supports investing in community-based crime prevention and supporting local law enforcement. [1][2]
DEI programs: Supports race-based hiring and admissions policies and intentional DEI programs. [1][2]
Drug policy: Supports holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, expanding treatment access, and harm-reduction strategies. [1]
Economy: Supports raising the minimum wage, expanding workforce training, and cutting red tape for local businesses. [1]
Economy and jobs: Supports raising the minimum wage, expanding workforce training, and keeping jobs in Arkansas. [1]
Education: Supports investing in education and paying teachers and school staff what they deserve. [1]
Energy production: Opposes federal deregulation of energy for data centers and supports state regulators addressing costs for families. [1]
Farm Bill: Supports updating the Farm Bill to better support Arkansas farmers amid economic challenges. [1][2][3]
Farm policy: Supports fighting for farmers and rural communities and reforming the Farm Bill to support family farms. [1][2][3]
Farmers: Supports fighting for farmers and rural communities and opposes the current Farm Bill. [1][2]
Farmers and rural communities: Supports fighting for farmers, rural communities, and a Farm Bill that aids Arkansas agriculture. [1][2][3]
Farming: Supports updating the Farm Bill to help family farmers and rural communities. [1][2][3]
Federal spending & debt: Supports cutting the deficit and managing taxpayer dollars responsibly. [1][2]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Supports holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, expanding treatment access, and harm-reduction strategies. [1]
Foreign policy: Supports Ukraine's sovereignty and Israel's right to self-defense. [1]
Health care: Supports making healthcare affordable and accessible and restoring Medicaid. [1][2]
Healthcare: Supports making healthcare affordable and accessible and restoring Medicaid. [1][2]
Immigration: Supports defunding ICE in its current form. [1]
Immigration enforcement: Supports defunding ICE in its current form. [1]
Israel: Supports Israel's right to defend itself. [1]
Labor unions: Supports strengthening unions, the right to organize, and the PRO Act. [1][2][3]
Minimum wage: Supports raising the minimum wage. [1]
Regulation & permitting: Supports strategic use of tariffs rather than broad trade wars that harm farmers. [1]
School choice: Opposes vouchers for school choice. [1]
Social Security: Supports protecting and saving Social Security and Medicare. [1][2]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare. [1][2]
Support for unions: Supports strengthening unions, workers' right to organize, and the PRO Act to expand collective bargaining. [1][2][3]
Support workers and strengthen unions: Supports strengthening unions and protecting the right to organize, including backing the PRO Act. [1][2][3]
Taxes: Supports cutting taxes for working families and blue-collar workers. [1][2]
Trade: Supports targeted tariffs to protect industries but opposes blanket tariffs that harm farmers. [1]
Ukraine aid: Supports Ukraine's sovereignty. [1]
Ukraine aid; Israel: Supports Ukraine's sovereignty and Israel's self-defense. [1]
Unions: Supports workers and strengthening unions. [1]
Unions and workers' rights: Supports strengthening unions, collective bargaining, and the PRO Act. [1][2][3]
Workers' rights: Supports strengthening unions and signing on to the PRO Act. [1][2]

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