J. French Hill
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 55% from individuals.
55% individuals45% PACs0% other
$3.3M
raised
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Arkansas · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026
Arkansas District 02 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Arkansas District 02 House race
J. French Hill has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Arkansas District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $4.6M between them. J. French Hill reports $3.3M and Chris Jones reports $1.2M, a gap of $2.1M. Of what J. French Hill reports, 55% came from individuals and 45% from PACs. Outside groups spent for HILL, JAMES FRENCH ($418,058).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Chris Jones
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.
97% individuals2% PACs1% other
$1.2M
raised
CM
Chase McDowell
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$163K
raised
ZH
Zackary Huffman
DD · challenger
50% from individuals, 10% from PACs, and 40% from other sources.
50% individuals10% PACs40% other
$12K
raised
Where the money came from
$418K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$418K
Banking & Financial$66K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Insurance$20K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS · super pac$418K
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) · pac$16K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) · pac$10K
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC · pac$10K
- MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
32%67%
32% PACs67% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
J. French Hill is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$19M
$11M - $27M. up $12M since 2015.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Financial Services · Chair
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$418K
Banking & Financial$66K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Insurance$20K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
J. French Hill R · incumbent | vs | Chris Jones D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $3.3M | Raised | $1.2M |
| $3.0M | Cash on hand | $191K |
| 45% | From PACs | 2% |
| 55% | From individuals | 97% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |