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Arkansas · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Arkansas District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Arkansas District 02 House race

J. French Hill has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Republican J. French Hill has raised about $3.3M, more than 3 times any rival.

Chris Jones reports 97% of campaign money from individuals.

$418K in itemized outside money is on file, led by DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

J. French Hill

J. French Hill

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 55% from individuals.

55% individuals45% PACs0% other
$3.3M
raised
CJ

Chris Jones

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

97% individuals2% PACs1% other
$1.2M
raised
CM

Chase McDowell

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$163K
raised
ZH

Zackary Huffman

D
D · 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
Small donors & unclassified$249K
Banking & Financial$131K
Insurance$54K
Tech & Telecom$45K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS · super pac$418K
  • COINBASE · company$45K
  • CLIFFWATER · company$42K
  • STEPHENS INC · company$41K
  • METLIFE · company$34K
  • VIRTU FINANCIAL · company$34K
  • FICO · company$28K
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ · company$21K

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
Small donors & unclassified$249K
Banking & Financial$131K
Insurance$54K
Tech & Telecom$45K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

J. French Hill
R · incumbent
J. French Hill
vs
CJ
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