Alabama U.S. House District 6

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INCFiler that is not a political committeeSpent mainly in primaries$131K for Gary Palmer

Each campaign.

• Gary PalmerFEC filing: Gary Palmer · H4AL06098 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Gary J. Palmer

  In the U.S. House (AL-6) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform · 5 subcommittees
  • 157 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4AL06098) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $1.1M

  Spent

  $1.2M

  Cash on hand

  $74K

  • Individuals 52% $589K
  • PACs & other committees 47% $527K
  • Other receipts 0.6% $7,285

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $32K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $131K supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INCFiler that is not a political committeeSpent mainly in primaries $131K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC of S. Brett Brett Guthrie $13K
  2. ALABAMA POWER CO EMPLOYEES FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (APC EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC)Corporate PAC · Alabama Power Company $10K
  3. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate PAC · Vulcan Materials Company $10K

  Where the money went $861K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $861K of the $1.2M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 36% $313K
  • Consultants & strategy 2% $21K
  • Staff & payroll 3% $27K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 34% $289K
  • Travel, meals & events 7% $58K
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $50K
  • Legal & compliance 5% $41K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 5% $46K
  • Other or unclassified 2% $16K

  Largest payees

  1. STRATEGIC IMPACT $199K
  2. WELDEN HOGAN STRATEGIES $117K
  3. THE LOLLAR GROUP $107K
  4. THE ELEVATED GROUP $61K
  5. PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES $37K

  Paid to individuals: $42K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (386 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.

• Maurice MercerFEC filing: Maurice Mercer · H6AL06184 ↗

  Raised

  $35K

  Spent

  $21K

  Cash on hand

  $14K

  Debts

  $3,890

  • Individuals 66% $23K
  • PACs & other committees 15% $5,300
  • Party committees 0.4% $125
  • Candidate's own money & loans 10% $3,590
  • Other receipts 9% $2,959

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $5,200 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $5,200 of the $21K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 2, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 25% $1,322
  • Legal & compliance 75% $3,878

  Largest payees

  1. ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $3,480
  2. 23DESIGNS $917
  3. BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN FAMILY $405
  4. INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $398

  Payments dated May 21, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 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.

• Case DixonFEC filing: Case Dixon · H6AL06135 ↗

  Raised

  $25K

  Spent

  $25K

  Cash on hand

  $579

  Debts

  $8,600

  • Individuals 63% $16K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 35% $8,787
  • Other receipts 2% $527

  Campaign totals through Jul 22, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $22K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $22K of the $25K the campaign reported spending through Jul 22, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 50% $11K
  • Consultants & strategy 9% $1,897
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $361
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $503
  • Office, technology & overhead 20% $4,259
  • Legal & compliance 16% $3,480
  • Other or unclassified 1% $293

  Largest payees

  1. BIRMINGHAM CREATIVE $5,400
  2. ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY $3,680
  3. UPWORK GLOBAL INC. $3,160
  4. PRINT PLACE $2,079
  5. THE TOWNSEND GROUP, INC $1,897

  Paid to individuals: $1,264, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Mar 14, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (95 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.

• Elizabeth AndersonFEC filing: Elizabeth Anderson · H4AL06189 ↗

  Raised

  $16K

  Spent

  $49K

  Cash on hand

  $2,787

  • Individuals 60% $9,501
  • Other receipts 40% $6,398

  Campaign totals through Mar 15, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $16K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $16K of the $49K the campaign reported spending through Mar 15, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Feb 9, 2026.

  • Consultants & strategy 67% $11K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $387
  • Travel, meals & events 0.3% $56
  • Office, technology & overhead 20% $3,236
  • Legal & compliance 10% $1,663

  Largest payees

  1. NGP VAN, INC $3,188
  2. ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $219
  3. SQUARESPACE, INC $216

  Paid to individuals: $13K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (18 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.

• Kimberly Ashtyn KennedyFEC filing: Kimberly Ashtyn Kennedy · H6AL06168 ↗

  Raised

  $10K

  Spent

  $9,980

  Cash on hand

  $334

  • Individuals 66% $6,834
  • Other receipts 34% $3,480

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $4,466 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $4,466 of the $9,980 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 8, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 1% $59
  • Travel, meals & events 11% $478
  • Office, technology & overhead 10% $450
  • Legal & compliance 78% $3,480

  Largest payees

  1. ALABAMA DEMOCRAT PARTY $3,480
  2. THE BEER HOG $616
  3. TRUE STORY BREWING COMPANY $312
  4. GOOGLE $59

  Payments dated May 22, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (6 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Keith Ross Pilkington, Jacob Henry Bouma-Sims, William Karl Puetz IV.