Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

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Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
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Election details
Filing deadline: November 11, 2025
Primary: March 3, 2026
Primary runoff: March 31, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Voting in Arkansas

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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See also
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A Republican Party primary takes place on March 3, 2026, in Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
November 11, 2025
March 3, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Arkansas utilizes an open primary system. Registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2

Incumbent French Hill and Chase McDowell are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on March 3, 2026.

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French Hill
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Chase McDowell Candidate Connection

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Chase McDowell

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "My fellow Arkansans, and to all Americans who still believe in the promise of this great land:I make you a promise. Not to party bosses or powerful insiders,but to the people. To the farmers in the fields, the welders in the shops, the teachers shaping young minds, the truckers hauling America forward, to the single moms, and every American who still believes that hard work, faith, and grit can build something lasting.I pledge before God and country that I will always put you,and the future of this nation-first.Not the lobbyists. Not the global financiers. Not the party insiders who've forgotten what it means to work with calloused hands and humble hearts. I will rise every day with one question on my mind: "What can I do to build a stronger Arkansas, a freer America, and a better world I will work relentlessly to break down the bureaucratic barriers that choke out opportunity and smother innovation. I will push for bold ideas American-made energy, cuttingedge technologies, homegrown manufacturing, and smart, secure infrastructure that lifts every community, from the Delta to the Ozarks. I will fight for education that prepares our children not just for tests, but for life. I will guard your freedoms like a shepherd watches his flock tirelessly and without apology. This isn't about left or right. It's about forward. It's about a new generation of leadership that understands both struggle and sacrifice, that values both liberty and responsibility."

Key Messages

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America First

Family First

Energy first

Voting information

See also: Voting in Arkansas

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
French Hill Republican Party $2,399,809 $1,113,815 $2,662,346 As of September 30, 2025
Chase McDowell Republican Party $110,663 $92,415 $18,248 As of September 30, 2025

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

District analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Arkansas in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Arkansas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Arkansas U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A Fixed by party 11/11/2025 Source
Arkansas U.S. House Unaffiliated 3% of qualified voters in the district, or 2,000, whichever is less N/A 11/11/2025 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LexisNexis, "Ark. Stat. Ann. § 7-7-307," accessed October 20, 2025
  2. ↑ LexisNexis, "Ark. Stat. Ann. § 7-7-308," accessed October 20, 2025


Arkansas' current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Boozman (R)
Tom Cotton (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Republican Party (6)


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