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Called Nov 3Unofficial results

Arkansas's 4th District

U.S. House · Arkansas

Bruce Westerman won re-election by 31.0 points over James Russell.

Bruce WestermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%131,310
James RussellDemocrat
34.5%69,186
85% of the expected vote counted · 200,496 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+44.82022 HouseR+45.82024 HouseR+40.72024 Pres.R+31.02026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

James RussellBruce Westerman
$21.6K
Raised by the campaign
$3M
$17.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$4.5K
Cash on hand
$4.5M

Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

James Russell
<1%
Bruce Westerman
>99%
Projected margin
R+32.1
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Bruce Westerman (R)
Incumbent U.S. representativeJames Russell (D)
Mental health advocate and candidate for governor in 2022 (previously ran for U.S. Senate)

Changes to this page

  • · Race called for Westerman.