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Shomari Figures (DEM, incumbent), David Matthews (REP), Hampton Harris (REP), James Richardson (REP), Joshua McKee (REP), Rhett Marques (REP).
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Mail voting needs a reason the state accepts (Excuse required: absent from county, illness/disability, 10+ hour work shift, caregiver, etc.); request a ballot by Tue, Oct 27 (Received by mail by Oct 27; hand-delivered applications by Oct 29.); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (By mail: received by noon Election Day. Hand-delivered: by 5 p.m. Nov 2.) (passed)Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗Source: sos.alabama.gov ↗
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Shomari Figures (DEM, incumbent)
Raised
$2.7M through 2026-10-14individuals $1.1M · PACs $1.1M · party $5,000 · from the candidate's other committees $440K · cash on hand $1.2M
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.— $2.7M opposing FiguresDMFI PAC— $2.0M supporting FiguresLargest donors:
Deborah Simon $3.5M (44%), Self Employed, Philanthropist; DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FOR ISRAEL $1.4M (18%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Lynn Schusterman $750K (9%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; WOMEN VOTE $500K (6%); UNITED FOR PROGRESS $200K (3%)PROJECT 218— $1.4M supporting FiguresLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.9M (50%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Keith Behner $250K (2%), Retired; Amos Hostetter $250K (2%), Retired; James Millstein $250K (2%), Millstein & CO., Consultant; Samuel Walton $250K (2%), Restoration Works, ExecutiveROLLING SEA ACTION FUND— $520K supporting FiguresLargest donors:
LET IT RESOUND $1.1M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.— $291K opposing FiguresLargest donors:
CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $8.3M (49%); Kenneth Griffin $3.0M (18%), Citadel, Founder & CEO; Paul Singer $1.9M (11%), Elliott Investment Management, CO-CEO & President; FRIENDS OF JOE GRUTERS $1.2M (7%); ARDLEIGH IMPACT CORP. $750K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)and 9 more
$521K through 2026-09-30individuals $275K · PACs $10K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $171K · from the candidate's other committees $62K · cash on hand $-4,000
DEFEND US PAC— $350K supporting McKeeLargest donors:
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM INSTITUTE, INC $825K (57%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CONSERVATIVE AGENDA FOR AMERICA, INC $250K (17%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
2 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
ALABAMA CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (ACC)— $2.6M supporting MarquesLargest donors:
DEFENDING AMERICA'S FUTURE $1.7M (76%); Hugh Culverhouse Jr $250K (11%), Palmer Ranch Holdings, CEO; GREAT SOUTHERN WOOD PRESERVING $250K (11%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)READY FOR THE FIGHT— $2.4M opposing MarquesDEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC— $960K supporting MarquesLargest donors:
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION, INC $4.9M (59%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $3.0M (36%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PUBLIC FIRST $300K (4%); Jan Leike $100K (1%), Anthropic, ResearcherNO GOING BACK PAC INC.— $414K supporting MarquesCIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC.— $333K supporting Marquesand 8 more
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
42 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
ALABAMA FIRST PAC $10K
ALABAMA NURSING HOME ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (ANHA PAC) $969
ALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC $10K
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
AMERICAN SECURITY PAC $5,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC PAC) $2,500
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA PAC $10K
BOOTS PAC $10K
BRITT FOR ALABAMA INC $6,000
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION PAC $1,000
COMMITTEE FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FKA FRIENDS OF HOWELL HEFLIN COMMITTEE $5,000
CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC $10K
DAVID VOLKERT & ASSOCIATES, INC. PAC ('DVA/HC PAC') $5,000
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC) $10K
DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. PAC (DPAC) $5,000
ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION $5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $1,000
FRATERNITY & SORORITY PAC $1,000
FRIENDS AND EMPLOYEES OF POLYENGINEERING, INC. PAC $1,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC. PAC $5,000
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
MIKE ROGERS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $2,000
RAPTOR PAC $2,500
REACHING FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA PAC $3,500
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND $10K
RVFPAC $2,000
SEAL PAC $500
SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION $3,500
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