2020 general election
Arkansas Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$9.2M was spent on the 2020 Arkansas Senate race: $9.2M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $2K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tom Cotton (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$9.2M
Raised by campaigns
$9.2M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$2K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tom CottonRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $9.1M
- Spent
- $4.8M
- From individuals
- $6.4M
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $200
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 13% of Cotton's money came from PACs
Corporate $530K (42%)Trade group $171K (13%)Leadership PAC $308K (24%)Membership $71K (6%)Union $1K (0%)Super PAC $86K (7%)Other $107K (8%)
- Winred Super PAC$75K
- Northrop Grumman Corporation Corporate$11K
- Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC Corporate$10K
- Experian North America Inc. Corporate$10K
- Aca International Trade group$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC Employee PAC Corporate$10K
- Thune Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $2K supporting
Ricky Dale HarringtonLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $80K
- Spent
- $64K
- From individuals
- $79K
- From PACs
- $100
- From party
- $750
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Harrington's money came from PACs
Trade group $1K (54%)Other $850 (46%)
- Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice, Inc. Trade group$1K
- Libertarian Party of Arkansas Other$750
- Maryland Libertarian PAC Other$100
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Arkansas Senate race?
- $9.2M was spent on the 2020 Arkansas Senate race: $9.2M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $2K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tom Cotton (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Arkansas Senate race?
- Tom Cotton (Republican) raised $9.1M and had $2K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Arkansas Senate race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Arkansas Senate race?
- Winred gave $75K to Tom Cotton; Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC gave $11K to Tom Cotton; Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC gave $10K to Tom Cotton.