Political Money in AR

A two-party receipt table

Republican candidate receipts are 77.2% of Arkansas’s $21.3 million. Democratic receipts of $4.8 million are 22.7%. Other-party receipts of $2,703 are about 0.01% of the book. Arkansas’s candidate total in this snapshot is a two-party table. That is a description of this cycle’s filings, not a rule of Arkansas politics.

Three hundred forty-eight federal candidate committees produced the $21.3 million. House districts, a Senate line, and other federal filers sit in that roster. Sorting the Arkansas hub by receipts isolates the committees that hold the $16.5 million Republican line.

Keep $21.3 million and $370.3 million on separate lines when citing Arkansas. Adding them double-counts gifts that Arkansas donors made to Arkansas candidate committees. Subtracting them hides the outbound PAC flow. The honest citation is two FEC series for cycle 2026.

Arkansas donors: $370.3 million from 35,273 people

The individual contribution total of $370.3 million exceeds the $21.3 million candidate book by a wide margin. Arkansas addresses fund national PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns in other states. Those gifts remain Arkansas donor dollars. They do not inherit the 77.2% Republican candidate-receipt share.

Thirty-five thousand two hundred seventy-three donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows. This state summary does not re-tabulate them.

Cycle 2026 is open. An amended candidate report moves $21.3 million and the party split. A restated individual file moves $370.3 million and 35,273. The Arkansas FEC totals page is the live view. This guide’s printed figures are a snapshot of FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Questions

How much have Arkansas federal candidates raised in 2026?

Arkansas-associated federal candidate committees reported $21.3 million in receipts across 348 filers. Republican committees reported $16.5 million and Democratic committees reported $4.8 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

What share of Arkansas candidate receipts is Republican?

Republican candidate committees reported $16.5 million, or 77.2% of the $21.3 million total. Democratic committees reported $4.8 million (22.7%) and other filers $2,703. Party codes sit on candidate committees, not on donors.

How much have Arkansas donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $370.3 million from 35,273 Arkansas donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is much larger than the $21.3 million in candidate receipts.

Are Arkansas state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Arkansas Ethics Commission filings for state offices are not part of the $21.3 million or $370.3 million.