Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / AR-2Arkansas's 2nd district 2026 · held by Republicans

French Hill is favored in AR-2

Chris Jones18%Democrat
French Hill82%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+5.080%: R+12.0 to D+2.0
Cook PVIR+82026 lines
Tipping point0.4%decides the majority
District pollsD+0.52 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely R
Inside ElectionsSolid R
SabatoSolid R
Race to the WHSolid R
EconomistLikely R
Split TicketLikely R
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsSolid R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
EmersonOct 14383 LV48–52 R+4.0
Hendrix CollegeAug 131,112 LV48–44 D+4.0