Tom Cotton
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- May 13, 1977
- Current age
- 49
- Home state
- Arkansas
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- U.S. Senator, Arkansas (present)
- On the ballot
- 2012–2020
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cotton1.4M
Opponents872,375
3
Elections run
Between 2012 and 2020, Tom Cotton ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 3. Cotton's biggest single-election total was 793,871 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas. Cotton's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 4, decided by 59,136 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Arkansas, every U.S. House race in Arkansas's District 4, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Tom Cotton received?
Tom Cotton has received 1,426,839 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateArkansas | Won | 793,87166.53% | Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateArkansas | Won | 478,81956.5% | Mark L. Pryor Nathan Lafrance Mark H. Swaney |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseArkansas | Won | 154,14959.53% | Gene Jeffress Bobby Tullis J. Joshua Drake |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001095) and Wikidata (Q3090307). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Cotton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-cotton. Accessed [date].