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Shoffer Aims to Flip Arkansas Senate Seat with Moderate Message

4/9/2026

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Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic nominee for Arkansas’s Senate seat, distances herself from mainstream Democrats as she seeks to flip the Republican-held seat.
She says the Republican Party linked her to Kamala Harris, who will speak at a Democratic event.
Shoffner plans a middle-of-the-road message to win rural voters, citing former Senator Jon Tester as a model.
She faces incumbent Senator Tom Cotton, with the general election set for November 3.

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Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic nominee for Arkansas’s Senate seat, distances herself from mainstream Democrats as she seeks to flip the Republican-held seat.
She says the Republican Party linked her to Kamala Harris, who will speak at a Democratic event.
Shoffner plans a middle-of-the-road message to win rural voters, citing former Senator Jon Tester as a model.
She faces incumbent Senator Tom Cotton, with the general election set for November 3.