2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Cliff Johnson?
The money.
- Raised
- $849K
- Spent
- $759K
- Cash on hand
- $89K
- Individuals 94% $797K
- PACs & other committees 2% $15K
- Party committees <0.1% $200
- Candidate's own money & loans 4% $35K
- Other receipts 0.2% $2,022
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $18K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $797K from individuals
27% in small-dollar gifts
$219K of $797K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $381K of the $578K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
72% from Mississippi · 28% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
71% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Mississippi $276K
- New York $18K
- District of Columbia $17K
- Louisiana $11K
- Maryland $11K
- California $10K
- Virginia $8,300
- Tennessee $6,425
Top employers named by donors
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI $7,185
- BRADLEY ARANT $6,100
- BUTLER SNOW $3,850
- MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER $3,831
- BUTLER SNOW LLP $3,750
- UMMC $700
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: $230K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $126K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 25, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (965 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: $20K for / $0 against · $1,250 in the final two weeks
That is $1,250 more than the $18K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. 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
- TV, radio & streaming TV 48% $6,250
- Mail, print & signs 52% $6,735
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 22, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (3 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 $396K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $396K of the $759K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 44% $173K
- Consultants & strategy 15% $60K
- Staff & payroll 11% $45K
- Fundraising & processing fees 17% $67K
- Polling, research & data 3% $10K
- Travel, meals & events 0.1% $372
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $14K
- Legal & compliance 6% $24K
- Other or unclassified 0.7% $2,585
Largest payees
- THE PIVOT GROUP INC $81K
- GUSTO $43K
- DLC CONSULTING LLC $43K
- MALBERT MEDIA $41K
- SAGE MEDIA PLANNING & PLACEMENT INC $34K
Paid to individuals: $25K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (219 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.
- John Trent KellyRepublican · $1.3M raised
- Kelvin Oneal BuckDemocrat · $36K 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.