Bruce Westerman
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 52% from PACs and 43% from individuals.
43% individuals52% PACs5% other
$2.0M
raised
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Arkansas · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
Arkansas District 04 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Arkansas District 04 House race
Bruce Westerman has raised more than 347 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Arkansas District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $2M between them. Bruce Westerman reports $2M and James Russell reports $5,853, a gap of $2M. Of what Bruce Westerman reports, 43% came from individuals and 52% from PACs.
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.
JR
James Russell
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 26% from PACs and 74% from individuals.
74% individuals26% PACs0% other
$6K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Energy & Utilities$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$20K
Transportation$10K
Agriculture$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) · pac$10K
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION · pac$10K
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC · pac$10K
- ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) · pac$10K
- GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
52%43%
52% PACs43% individuals5% other
The incumbent's record
Bruce Westerman is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$1.1M
$521K+. down $6.6M since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Natural Resources · Chair
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Energy & Utilities$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$20K
Transportation$10K
Agriculture$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Bruce Westerman R · incumbent | vs | JR James Russell D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.0M | Raised | $6K |
| $4.7M | Cash on hand | $907 |
| 52% | From PACs | 26% |
| 43% | From individuals | 74% |
| Energy & Utilities | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |