2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Alex Pelbath?
The money.
- Raised
- $364K
- Spent
- $396K
- Cash on hand
- $547
- Debts
- $58K
- Individuals 94% $343K
- PACs & other committees 5% $19K
- Other receipts 0.4% $1,611
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $33K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $73K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $5,000
- BADLANDS PAC $2,500
- CROSSPARTISAN PAC II $2,500
- NESTPOINT PAC $2,000
Who gave.
Who gives $343K from individuals
10% in small-dollar gifts
$35K of $343K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
47% from South Carolina · 53% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
60% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- South Carolina $158K
- Florida $44K
- Texas $39K
- California $37K
- Pennsylvania $8,685
- Iowa $7,000
- Mississippi $7,000
- Virginia $6,301
Top employers named by donors
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES $8,609
- WELLS FARGO $7,780
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $148K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $175K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Aug 20, 2025 to Jun 9, 2026, net of refunds (248 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $73K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 100% $73K
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: April 28, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $324K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $324K of the $396K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 18, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 33% $107K
- Consultants & strategy 37% $118K
- Fundraising & processing fees 25% $81K
- Polling, research & data 3% $8,000
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $500
- Office, technology & overhead 0.7% $2,392
- Legal & compliance 2% $5,468
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $827
Largest payees
- ALAMO INTELLIGENCE LLC $90K
- LW GILLIS & CO $28K
- CAMPAIGN ENGINE GROUP LLC $27K
- BIG DOG STRATEGIES $22K
- RED CURVE SOLUTIONS, LLC $19K
Paid to individuals: $53K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 25, 2025 to Jun 18, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (484 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Nancy LacoreDemocrat · $4.8M raised · $709K outside
- Sam McCownRepublican · $1.6M raised · $650K outside
- Jenny Costa HoneycuttRepublican · $1.2M raised · $1.0M outside
- Mark SmithRepublican · $957K raised · $312K outside
- William Mac DefordDemocrat · $658K raised · $25K outside
- Marshall C. SanfordRepublican · $355K raised · $1.9M outside
- Nancy MaceRepublican · $184K raised · $3,639 outside
- Mayra Rivera-VazquezDemocrat · $126K raised
- William Oliver Reeside Jr.Libertarian · $115K raised
- Logan CunninghamRepublican · $30K raised
- Tyler DykesRepublican · $25K raised
- Kj AtwoodDemocrat · $19K raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.