Arkansas campaign-finance filing deadlines
Official 2026 report due dates for Arkansas state candidates file with Arkansas Secretary of State.
12 report deadlines for the 2026 cycle.
These are the campaign-finance report due dates a Arkansas state candidate files with Arkansas Secretary of State for the 2026 election cycle, stored verbatim from the official schedule. The 2026 primary is Mar 3, 2026.
| Due | Type | Report | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Periodic | AR December 2025 Monthly Monthly report covering December 2025 (due 20 days after month-end). |
Dec 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Periodic | AR January 2026 Monthly Monthly report covering January 2026. |
Jan 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2026 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Pre-election | AR Pre-Primary Report Pre-election report 7 days before the March 3 primary; covers through 10 days before. |
Feb 1, 2026 – Feb 21, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | Periodic | AR April 2026 Monthly First post-primary monthly (includes March days carried past the primary). |
Mar 4, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | Post-election | AR Primary Final Report Final report for the primary (opposed candidate). |
Feb 22, 2026 – Mar 3, 2026 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Periodic | AR May 2026 Monthly Monthly report covering May 2026 (June 20 rolled to Monday). |
May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Periodic | AR June 2026 Monthly Monthly report covering June 2026. |
Jun 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Periodic | AR July 2026 Monthly Monthly report covering July 2026. |
Jul 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Periodic | AR August 2026 Monthly Monthly report covering August 2026 (September 20 rolled to Monday). |
Aug 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Periodic | AR September 2026 Monthly Monthly report covering September 2026. |
Sep 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Pre-election | AR Pre-General Report Pre-election report 7 days before the November 3 general; covers through 10 days before. |
Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 |
| Jan 20, 2027 | Post-election | AR General Final Report Final report for the general election, due January 20, 2027. |
Oct 25, 2026 – — |
Shaded rows are deadlines that have already passed.
Good to know
Standard path for a state/district candidate opposed in both the March 3 primary and November 3 general, with no runoff. Monthly reports are due 20 days after each month's end, suppressed for any month whose days are captured by a pre-election or final report (February and October are suppressed). No reports are required until contributions or expenditures exceed $500. CONDITIONAL variants (not listed here): an unopposed candidate files the February monthly (Mar 20) and a March monthly (Apr 20) instead of the pre-primary report; runoff participation (primary runoff March 31) adds a pre-election + final report pair. Weekend/holiday deadlines are already rolled to the next business day.
Electbase compiles these dates from official state sources as a workflow aid. It is not legal advice. Confirm every deadline with your filing authority before you rely on it.
Last updated July 13, 2026