Arkansas Senate
Cotton wins 100 of 100 simulated elections
The simulation rates Arkansas safe Republican. The middle simulated result is R+18.6, and 8 in 10 fall between R+26.3 and R+10.9.
DEM WINS
REP WINS
1
99
of 100 simulations, 3 Nov
Hallie Shoffner (D) vs. Tom Cotton (R)
If the election were today: Cotton, 99 in 100
Beside the benchmarks
| Our simulation, Nov. 3 | Shoffner 1 in 100 |
|---|---|
| Statistics only, no simulation | Shoffner 0 in 100 |
| Prediction markets | Shoffner 6% |
| Poll average | R+10.1 |
| Cook Political Report | Safe R |
The spread
100 of the 40,000 simulated elections
Each dot is one simulated election, placed by its margin.
Margin
Our range beside the poll average
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the dot is the middle result.
Over time
Shoffner's chance in 100
The shaded band is the toss-up zone, 45 to 55.
What moved it
The news, as the voter personas reacted to it
No story moved this race today. It runs on statistics, with the biggest stories on watch.
What the news is worth.All news so far moves the Nov. 3 margin by D+0.5 (0.3 from switching, 0.2 from turnout). If news matters less, Shoffner wins 0 in 100; if it matters more, 1.
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Hallie Shoffner is the Democrat. Incumbent renominated. How the simulation works