Arkansas U.S. House District 2

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$418K for James French Hill

Each campaign.

• James French HillFEC filing: James French Hill · H4AR02141 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · J. French Hill

  In the U.S. House (AR-2) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Financial Services (Chair), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · 2 subcommittees
  • 304 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4AR02141) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $4.0M

  Spent

  $5.2M

  Cash on hand

  $1.5M

  • Individuals 55% $2.2M
  • PACs & other committees 45% $1.8M
  • Party committees 0.1% $5,500
  • Other receipts 0.2% $8,658

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.2M moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $418K supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $418K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)Trade association PAC · Mortgage Bankers Association $16K
  2. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTrade association PAC · National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $10K

  Where the money went $2.1M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $2.1M of the $5.2M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 29% $591K
  • Consultants & strategy 7% $143K
  • Staff & payroll 11% $222K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 23% $467K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $72K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $74K
  • Office, technology & overhead 16% $338K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $76K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $29K
  • Other or unclassified 3% $64K

  Largest payees

  1. 50+1 CONSULTING LLC $383K
  2. THE OORBEEK MEMMOTT GROUP $332K
  3. MAJORITY STRATEGIES $285K
  4. SIMMONS BANK $249K
  5. PAYCHEX INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LP $176K

  Paid to individuals: $80K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (697 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Chris JonesFEC filing: Chris Jones · H6AR02286 ↗

  Raised

  $2.0M

  Spent

  $1.7M

  Cash on hand

  $274K

  • Individuals 94% $1.8M
  • PACs & other committees 5% $94K
  • Party committees 0.1% $2,910
  • Other receipts 0.8% $16K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K
  2. UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAWUnion PAC · Int'L Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America Uaw $5,000
  3. UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Union PAC · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc $5,000

  Where the money went $964K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $964K of the $1.7M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 13% $124K
  • Consultants & strategy 21% $200K
  • Staff & payroll 4% $34K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 36% $345K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $16K
  • Travel, meals & events 9% $88K
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $78K
  • Legal & compliance 6% $61K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $11K
  • Other or unclassified 0.9% $8,728

  Largest payees

  1. SHIFT CONSULTING STRATEGIES BY KBC $55K
  2. NWF STRATEGIES $55K
  3. KATZ COMPLIANCE $46K
  4. A.J. GOODMAN CONSULTING $40K
  5. VISION BLUE STRATEGIES LLC $39K

  Paid to individuals: $203K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jul 14, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,063 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Chase McDowellFEC filing: Chase McDowell · H6AR02278 ↗

  Raised

  $163K

  Spent

  $163K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 100% $163K

  Campaign totals through Apr 12, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $162K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 2% $2,807
  • Consultants & strategy 15% $24K
  • Staff & payroll 0.3% $500
  • Fundraising & processing fees 63% $102K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.2% $281
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $110
  • Legal & compliance 19% $30K
  • Other or unclassified 2% $2,500

  Largest payees

  1. FRONTLINE STRATEGIES, LLC. $93K
  2. I77 STRATEGIES, LLC. $30K
  3. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARKANSAS $30K
  4. WINRED $4,943
  5. O2M DIGITAL $879

  Paid to individuals: $2,500, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated May 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (349 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Zackary Blake HuffmanFEC filing: Zackary Blake Huffman · H6AR02294 ↗

  Raised

  $12K

  Spent

  $12K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 50% $6,190
  • PACs & other committees 10% $1,250
  • Candidate's own money & loans 34% $4,208
  • Other receipts 6% $755

  Campaign totals through Apr 18, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. LEE PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $1,000

  Where the money went $9,593 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $9,593 of the $12K the campaign reported spending through Apr 18, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Mar 20, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 48% $4,622
  • Consultants & strategy 10% $1,000
  • Travel, meals & events 8% $767
  • Office, technology & overhead 13% $1,240
  • Legal & compliance 18% $1,750
  • Other or unclassified 2% $215

  Largest payees

  1. FACEBOOK $2,417
  2. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARKANSAS $1,750
  3. ELECTRIC GHOST $1,093
  4. LEE PAC $1,000
  5. RED & BLUE EVENTS VENUE $600

  Paid to individuals: $2,733, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jul 24, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (43 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.