2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas

The 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Arkansas, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Tom Cotton is running for reelection to a second term in office.

2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas
November 3, 2020
 
Nominee Tom Cotton Ricky Harrington Jr
Party Republican Libertarian
Incumbent U.S. senator

Tom Cotton
Republican
Elections in Arkansas

Republican primary

Cotton was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements
Tom Cotton
Federal officials
Organizations
  • Combat Veterans for Congress[3]

Libertarian Party

Nominee
  • Ricky Harrington Jr., Christian missionary and prison chaplain[4]

Withdrawn candidates

Democratic Party

Josh Mahony was the only candidate to file for the Democratic primary, however he dropped out on November 12, 2019.[5] Because he dropped out after the filing deadline, the Democratic Party of Arkansas can only nominate a replacement if the candidate dies, becomes seriously ill, leaves the state, or files for another office. Alex Gray, an Arkansas attorney who works on state election issues, believes this means the Democratic Party of Arkansas will not be able to fill the vacancy.[6] The Arkansas Democratic Party announced on November 25, 2019, that they would not be able to field a new candidate to replace Mahony. A memo from the Cotton campaign to supporters details a strategy of sitting on opposition research regarding Mahony's employment history until after the filing deadline had passed.[7]

Withdrawn

Declined

Independents


Endorsements
Dan Whitfield
Organizations
  • American Progressives in STEM[10]
  • Demand Universal Healthcare[11]
  • Public Arts Commission[12]

General election

Endorsements
Tom Cotton (R)
Organizations
  • Combat Veterans for Congress[13]
Ricky Harrison Jr. (L)
Individuals
  • Justin Amash, U.S. Represntative from MI-03
  • Spike Cohen, Libertarian Party's nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2020 election[14]

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[15] Safe R July 23, 2020
Inside Elections[16] Safe R July 10, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe R August 5, 2020
Daily Kos[18] Safe R July 22, 2020
Politico[19] Safe R July 6, 2020
RCP[20] Safe R August 6, 2020
Niskanen[21] Safe R July 26, 2020
270towin[22] Safe R August 6, 2020

Results
United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Cotton (incumbent)
Libertarian Ricky Harrington Jr
Total votes 100.0%

Notes
    Partisan clients

      References
      1. "Sen. Cotton says he's running for reelection in 2020". Associated Press.
      2. Cotton, Tom [@TomCottonAR] (February 26, 2020). "I'm glad to have @Boozman4AR's endorsement. Arkansas is lucky to have John as our Senator and soon as chair of the Committee on Agriculture.talkbusiness.net/2020/02/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-boozman-cotton-mutually-endorse-each-other-for-re-election/ …" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
      3. "Combat Veterans For Congress | Electing Fiscal Conservatives". combatveteransforcongress.org.
      4. "Harrington to challenge Cotton in 2020 election". Pine Bluff Commercial. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
      5. Press, The Associated. "Democrat drops bid to challenge Sen. Tom Cotton in Arkansas". The Republic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
      6. Brock, Roby (November 13, 2019). "Arkansas law suggests Mahony exit likely leaves Cotton without Democratic opponent". Retrieved November 14, 2019.
      7. Lockwood, Frank E. (November 17, 2019). "Memo shows strategy for attack on Cotton opponent". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
      8. Lockwood, Frank E. (April 29, 2019). "Retired general Wesley Clark rules out '20 run". ArkansasOnline. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
      9. https://www.newswire.com/news/tom-cotton-opponent-moves-closer-to-ballot-access-21170246
      10. "2020 Candidates". APIS Org. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
      11. "DUH/PEP website". duh4all.org.
      12. "endorsements". public arts commission. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
      13. "Combat Veterans For Congress | Electing Fiscal Conservatives". combatveteransforcongress.org.
      14. https://m.facebook.com/LiterallySpikeCohen/photos/a.108198887458883/166189971659774/?type=3&source=57
      15. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
      16. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
      17. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
      18. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
      19. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
      20. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
      21. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
      22. "2020 Senate Map Based on Polls". 270towin.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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