Compare sourced candidate information for the November 3, 2026 U.S. Senate election. Check the state election office for the complete ballot and any qualified write-in candidates.
Tom Cotton is a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and earned a JD at Harvard Law School.
Campaign platform
Iran War
Cotton, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, is an outspoken supporter of the war with Iran, stating that Iran has been an "imminent threat" for 47 years and that the U.S. should "finish the job militarily."
Cotton supports President Trump's mass deportations and immigration enforcement, describing the current state of immigration as an "invasion and a crisis."
Cotton introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act, which aims to reduce green cards by more than half and cap refugee admissions at 50,000.
Hallie Shoffner is a sixth-generation farmer from Newport, Arkansas, who earned a Master of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service.
Campaign platform
Iran War
Shoffner argues that military action against Iran is hurting Arkansas farmers and has said the argument for striking Iran contradicts claims of a decades-long imminent threat.
Shoffner notes that Arkansans are worried about the high cost of groceries, gas, healthcare, and medication, and highlights that Arkansas is the hungriest and second sickest state.
Shoffner criticizes the violence used by federal agents in immigration enforcement, calling it inappropriate and ineffective, and states she would vote to 'defund ICE as it exists right now'.
Shoffner's call to 'defund ICE as it exists right now' is a demand for accountability within federal agencies, pointing out that previous administrations deported millions without similar controversies or violence against citizens.
This is a sourced candidate guide, not a certified ballot. Confirm the full ballot, including any qualified write-in candidates, with the state election office .
Platform items are drawn from candidates’ own campaign materials and public reporting, summarised neutrally. They are what a candidate says they will do — not a judgement about whether they will do it. Once a candidate is serving in Congress, their record moves to the senator profiles.
