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Cotton wins Arkansas Senate race, Decision Desk HQ projects

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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Decision Desk HQ projected that Republican Sen. Tom Cotton had won re-election in Arkansas, defeating Democrat Hallie Shoffner in Tuesday’s Senate race, according to The Hill. The Hill reports that many polls had predicted a Cotton win, though a Hendrix College poll put Shoffner ahead. The Washington Free Beacon says Cotton led by nearly 10 points when the race was called, two hours after polls closed. One America News also reports the win. The Free Beacon says Shoffner’s farm image was a marketing effort and notes that Democratic gains elsewhere this cycle contrast with her loss.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Decision Desk HQ called the Arkansas Senate race for Republican Tom Cotton.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  2. Republican Tom Cotton was declared the winner of a third Senate term over Democrat Hallie Shoffner.

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    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    One America News, Washington Free Beacon

  3. Cotton led Shoffner by nearly 10 points when the race was called, two hours after polls closed.

    One outletWashington Free Beacon· Far Right

  4. Most pre-election polls predicted a Cotton win, but a Hendrix College poll had put Shoffner ahead.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Republican Tom Cotton won a third Senate term over Democrat Hallie Shoffner in Arkansas. The center report credits Decision Desk HQ’s call and pre-election polls, while right-side coverage stresses Shoffner’s farm persona and the size of her defeat.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline states the result plainly as a Senate win, and its copy attributes the call to Decision Desk HQ and frames it against pre-election polling.

    Cotton wins third term in Senate for Arkansas
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines differ: One America News states the win plainly, while the Far Right Free Beacon’s pun-laden headline mocks Democrat Shoffner’s farm persona.

    ‘FarmHerHallie’ Harvests Defeat: Arkansas Picks Cotton
    Washington Free BeaconFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Decision Desk HQ race call
  • Polls predicting a Cotton win
  • Hendrix College poll showing Shoffner ahead
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  • The HillCenter

    Cotton wins third term in Senate for Arkansas

    Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) won his reelection campaign in Arkansas, securing a third term in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. The outcome comes after many polls predicted Cotton would overcome his opponent, Democrat Hallie Shoffner. …

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Cotton’s third term
  • Shoffner’s farm image and wealth
  • Shoffner’s defeat against other Democratic gains

Leaves out

  • Hendrix College poll that had Shoffner ahead
  • Decision Desk HQ as the source of the race call

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  • Left

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  • Center

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    Its first report, Nov 3, 10:35 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Free Beacon, Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST

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  1. Washington Free BeaconFar RightNov 3, 10:30 PM EST
  2. The HillCenterNov 3, 10:35 PM EST
  3. One America NewsFar RightNov 4, 12:27 AM EST

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