Political Money in AL

A 92% Republican candidate-receipt share

Republican candidate receipts of $53.8 million dominate Alabama’s $58.5 million book. Democratic receipts of $4.6 million are 7.8%. Other-party receipts of $99,142 are 0.2%. That is among the most lopsided major-party splits in this national extract. It remains a party-code summary of candidate committees. It is not a map of the 58,781 donors and not a statement about any specific race’s outcome.

Six hundred thirty-three committees produced the $58.5 million. A small set of those committees can hold most of the dollars. The Alabama hub’s receipt sort is the practical way to see which FEC IDs sit behind the $53.8 million Republican line.

Cite $53.8 million of $58.5 million as a party-code fact about 633 candidate committees in cycle 2026. Do not cite it as a description of 58,781 donors or of $409.7 million in individual contributions. Those are a different FEC series.

What the $58.5 million includes and excludes

Candidate receipts are inflows reported on FEC forms: contributions, transfers, and other disclosed receipts. They are not independent expenditures. A Super PAC ad about an Alabama candidate can be large and still sit outside the $58.5 million. The Super PAC tracker is the table for that spending.

They are also not Alabama state-office filings. The Secretary of State’s campaign-finance system is a different legal regime. Mixing the two would blend federal and state disclosure.

An amended report from a large Republican committee in Alabama can move 92.0% without any change in voter files, polls, or the $409.7 million donor total. LobbyVault will show the new receipts on the Alabama FEC totals page. This prose does not invent a later number.

Alabama’s cycle-2026 candidate file is a receipt file. $58.5 million is inflows reported by 633 committees, not cash on hand and not money spent on ads. A committee can report receipts that still sit unspent. The Alabama hub’s receipt sort shows concentration without inventing a statistic that is not in the packet.

Questions

How much have Alabama federal candidates raised in 2026?

Alabama-associated federal candidate committees reported $58.5 million in receipts across 633 filers. Republican committees reported $53.8 million and Democratic committees reported $4.6 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

What share of Alabama candidate receipts is Republican?

Republican candidate committees reported $53.8 million, or 92.0% of the $58.5 million total. Democratic committees reported $4.6 million (7.8%) and other filers $99,142. Party codes come from candidate FEC registrations, not from donors.

How much have Alabama donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $409.7 million from 58,781 Alabama donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $58.5 million in candidate receipts.

Does this include Alabama state elections?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data for the 2026 cycle. Alabama Secretary of State filings for state offices are not part of the $58.5 million or $409.7 million.