November 3, 2026 General Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Official notice with date and logistics from the administering office.
Last verified 2026-09-18 against sbec.arkansas.gov
Administered by Arkansas state election authority
Briefing
- 6
- contests
- 17
- candidates filed
- 0
- ballot measures
- 6
- seats decided
5 federal · 1 state · 5 incumbents running · 1 without a filed list yet.
Parties as filed: Republican 8 · Democratic 8 · Libertarian 1
- Results: not yet reported
- Sources: 2 official · last verified 2026-09-18
- Previous comparable election: March 31, 2026 General Election · Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Deadlines
- Register by
- Monday, October 5, 2026
- Early voting
- Oct 19 – Monday, October 26, 2026
- Election day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Polling hours
- 7:30am – 7:30pm
polling hours shown from state law; the election office has not published them yet. Confirm with your county before relying on them.
On the ballot · 6 contests · 17 candidates
Federal
5 races
U.S. Representative, District 1
U.S. Representative, District 2
Third-party prediction markets
U.S. Senator
- Tom Cotton
Polymarket · $8K traded
5%
Implied probability from the price of a “yes” share on Polymarket, as of 2026-10-29 16:45 UTC. These are prices set by traders on third-party markets, not a forecast, rating, or endorsement by Every Election. Editorial policy.
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How we know this
19 source-backed facts from sbec.arkansas.gov (official), www.sos.arkansas.gov (official). Every value below is a quote from the source.
administering_authority_text: State Board of Election Commissioners
“State Board of Election Commissioners”
sbec.arkansas.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-18
administering_authority_text: State Board of Election Commissioners
“State Board of Election Commissioners”
sbec.arkansas.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-18
early_voting_end: 2026-10-26
“Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday prior to the election.”
www.sos.arkansas.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-16
early_voting_start: 2026-10-19
“OCTOBER 19, 2026 ... Early voting begins for the General Election”
www.sos.arkansas.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-16
Election date: 2026-11-03
“NOVEMBER 3, 2026”