2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds James Bob Barbee?
The money.
- Raised
- $16K
- Spent
- $14K
- Cash on hand
- $1,844
- Candidate's own money & loans 100% $16K
Campaign totals through Feb 11, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $0 from individuals
Summary through Feb 11, 2026. 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names James Bob Barbee.
Where it went.
Where the money went $10K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $10K of the $14K the campaign reported spending through Feb 11, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Feb 10, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 81% $8,415
- Office, technology & overhead 14% $1,412
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 5% $505
Largest payees
- AMP MEDIA $4,995
- KTAB / KRBC TELEVISION $3,453
- SAFEGUARD PROMOTIONS $1,380
- LUBBOCK YOUNG REPUBLICANS $505
Payments dated Jan 9, 2026 to Feb 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (8 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.
- Tom SellRepublican · $2.4M raised · $1.4M outside
- Jodey ArringtonRepublican · $943K raised
- Abraham EnriquezRepublican · $704K raised · $273K outside
- Matthew SmithRepublican · $376K raised
- Donald R MayRepublican · $255K raised
- Ryan ZinkRepublican · $54K raised
- Kyle RableDemocrat · $49K raised
- Jason CorleyRepublican · $42K 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.