2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds James Richard Russell III?
The money.
- Raised
- $3,087
- Spent
- $3,187
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $798
- Individuals 68% $2,087
- Candidate's own money & loans 32% $1,000
Campaign totals through Nov 15, 2025.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $2,087 from individuals
28% in small-dollar gifts
$587 of $2,087 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 $0 of the $1,500 the campaign reported itemizing through Nov 15, 2025. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Nov 15, 2025 for this campaign.
Summary through Nov 15, 2025. Itemized gifts dated Aug 18, 2025 to Nov 15, 2025, net of refunds (2 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names James Richard Russell III.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1,206 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1,206 of the $3,187 the campaign reported spending through Nov 15, 2025. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2025.
- Advertising & outreach 100% $1,206
Largest payees
- VISTAPRINT USA INC $806
Paid to individuals: $400, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 27, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (4 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.
- Thomas CottonRepublican · $5.6M raised · $665K outside
- Hallie ShoffnerDemocrat · $4.0M raised · $1.9M outside
- Jeb LittleRepublican · $93K raised
- Jeffrey Francis WadlinLibertarian · $80K raised
- Micah AshbyRepublican · $41K raised
- Ethan N Dunbar Sr.Democrat · $17K raised
- Daniel Allen WhitfieldDemocrat · $353 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.