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2026 candidates we're tracking in AR-4
Bruce Westerman
Westerman is an engineer and forester who spent 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs as a professional engineer and forester, per the official House biography. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014, becoming the state's first Republican House majority leader since Reconstruction, and holds a bachelor's degree in biological and agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas and a master's degree in forestry from Yale University, per the official House biography.
James "Rus" Russell, III
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Putting People First
- Economic Fairness
- Fighting Corruption
About James "Rus" Russell, III
James "Rus" Russell, III is a mental healthcare provider from Little Rock running for Arkansas's 4th Congressional District, per his campaign site. He previously ran for Arkansas governor in 2022 and ended a U.S. Senate bid to enter this race.
About this race
Arkansas's 4th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Arkansas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, March 31, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.