AkashicArkansas — U.S. Senate
We expect Republicans to win96%The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 4%; raw Republican YES price 94%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised | Outside spending |
|---|---|---|
| Tom CottonRIncumbentNominee | for | |
| Hallie ShoffnerDNominee | against | |
| Jeff WadlinLibertarianNominee | not yet filing | — |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Incumbent Tom Cotton (R) won the March 3, 2026 primary (81.6%) seeking a third term. Hallie Shoffner won the Democratic primary (78.3%). Jeff Wadlin was nominated by the Libertarian Party of Arkansas convention (Feb 22, 2026) and is on the general ballot. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+35 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+67 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+24 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR | R+17 |
| 2010 | RepublicanR | R+21 |
| 2008 | DemocraticD |
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