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Candidate profile: Jonathan Pittman

Jonathan Pittman is a Democrat running in Arkansas’ contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.

Candidate profile: Jonathan Pittman

Key takeaways

  • Jonathan Pittman is a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate.
  • The Arkansas general election is Nov. 3, 2026.
  • Pittman lists $0 raised and $0 spent.
  • No Pittman biography or policy position is listed.
  • The contested race has 10 listed candidates.

Election overview

Arkansas’ 2026 U.S. Senate contest has 10 listed candidates. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is contested.

The field includes five Democrats, three Republicans, one Libertarian and one candidate with the party label “NON.” Republican Thomas Cotton is the incumbent. No biography or documented policy position is listed for any candidate in the race.

Candidates and campaign finances

The campaign finance entries list the following amounts raised and spent. A cash-on-hand figure is not listed for any candidate.

Jonathan Pittman, Democrat: Pittman’s campaign lists $0 raised and $0 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Micah Ashby, Republican: Ashby’s campaign lists $41,161.53 raised and $126.26 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

James Richard MR Iii Russell, Democrat: Russell’s campaign lists $3,086.90 raised and $3,186.90 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Thomas Cotton, Republican: Cotton is the incumbent. His campaign lists $13,601,049.27 raised and $10,066,117.33 spent, with no biography or documented policy position listed.

Hallie Shoffner, Democrat: Shoffner’s campaign lists $2,269,113.78 raised and $1,405,535.66 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Jeffrey Francis Wadlin, Libertarian: Wadlin’s campaign lists $28,778 raised and $20,309.37 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Daniel Allen Whitfield, Democrat: Whitfield’s campaign lists $2,388.06 raised and $202.85 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Owen Nicholas Carlson, NON: Carlson’s campaign lists $0 raised and $0 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Jeb Little, Republican: Little’s campaign lists $92,531.55 raised and $92,404.15 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Ethan N Sr. Dunbar, Democrat: Dunbar’s campaign lists $17,461.70 raised and $22,253.18 spent. No biography or documented policy position is listed.

Pittman’s record in the race

Pittman is identified as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat. His finance entry records no money raised or spent, and it does not list a cash-on-hand amount.

No biographical details are recorded for Pittman. There also are no documented positions establishing where he stands on specific federal issues. The same biography and policy-position fields are unfilled for every other candidate in the contest.

What comes next

The race proceeds toward the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Campaign finance entries may record additional fundraising and spending as the election approaches, while candidate statements or official campaign materials may establish positions on issues before voters.

The central process questions are which candidates complete the steps required to appear on the general-election ballot, whether the campaigns document policy positions and how their finance totals change during the campaign. Those developments will provide voters with more information about the full field without determining the election’s outcome.

What to watch

  • Candidate qualification and the general-election ballot
  • New campaign finance entries
  • Documented policy positions from the candidates

Who's running: U.S. Senate

Election day: November 3, 2026

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