Arkansas' Tom Cotton cruises to 2nd Senate term after not facing a Democratic challenger

• Arkansas incumbent Sen. Tom Cotton won his first bid for reelection in the US Senate in a race with no major party challengers, according to Decision Desk HQ projections.

• Cotton was first elected to the Senate in 2014 after defeating his Democratic opponent by 17.1 percentage points.

• Arkansas overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

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Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton won his first bid for reelection in the US Senate with no major party challenger, according to Decision Desk HQ projections.

Cotton was elected in 2014 and is in his sixth year in the Senate. He won his first Senate election by defeating his Democratic opponent by 17.1 percentage points.

In the 2016 presidential election, Arkansas overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in a 26.9 percentage point margin.

See Insider's full guide to the race for the US Senate here.

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