WASHINGTON — Alabama’s congressional incumbents have strong fundraising leads over their challengers, according to recent campaign filings.
The federal lawmakers running for reelection in the state have wide advantages in fundraising and cash on hand in the first three months of 2026.
Alabama’s 1st Congressional District is the only open seat this year, where the fundraising is tight in the GOP primary.
District 2
In his bid to represent the 2nd District for a second term, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, raised about $145,000 from January to March. A vast majority of his contributions came from political action committees, totaling $101,000. His individual contributions totaled roughly $41,000.
His campaign spent $91,000 during the first quarter of 2026. Figures has a war chest totaling about $317,000. Figures is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Republican Hampton Harris loaned his campaign more than $205,000 for the AL-2 seat, bringing his total receipts for the first quarter to about $209,000. He spent about $5,000 and has about $204,000 on hand, most of that from his self-funding.
District 3
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, entered April with a $2.6 million war chest. From January through March, Rogers’ campaign raised about $412,000, with about $260,000 of that total coming from individual contributions and $148,000 from PACs.
In the first quarter of the year, Rogers’ campaign spent roughly $172,000.
Republican candidate Terri LaPoint is challenging Rogers in the primary. She raised about $3,000 in the first three months of the year. Her campaign spent about $6,000 and has $2,000 on hand.
Lee McInnis is vying for the 3rd District seat as a Democrat. His campaign raised about $18,000 and spent about $10,000 in the first quarter. His campaign has about $15,000 cash on hand.
District 4
The dean of Alabama’s congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, raised about $176,000 in Q1. About half his contributions came from individuals and the other half from PACs.
Aderholt has a war chest worth about $839,000 and spent about $400,000 from January through March. He also gave $250,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee for its efforts to help elect Republicans nationwide.
Tommy Barnes is running against Aderholt in the GOP primary and raised about $12,000 in the first quarter. His campaign has about $35,000 cash on hand and has spent about $19,000.
For the Democratic nomination, Shane Weaver brought in a $7,000 haul in the first three months of 2026 and spent about $5,000. Weaver has about $2,000 cash on hand. Amanda Pusczek raised about $7,000, spent $8,000 and has $114 cash on hand.
District 5
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Huntsville, is unopposed in the Republican primary for his North Alabama seat. His campaign raised about $389,000 in the first quarter. He has a significant war chest totaling $1.3 million.
About half of his contributions were from PACs totaling $154,000. He received $181,000 in individual contributions. Strong’s campaign spent about $177,000 from January through March.
Democrat Andrew Sneed raised the most money of any non-incumbent in the state, totaling about $102,000 in the first quarter. A vast majority of that fundraising came from individual contributions.
He has a war chest worth $234,000. Sneed’s campaign spent $73,000 in Q1.
Other Democrats running for the 5th District seat include Jeremy Devito, who raised about $9,000 and spent about $12,000 from January through March. Devito has about $4,000 cash on hand. Also, Candice Duvielleh raised about $9,000, spent roughly $9,000 and has $7,000 cash on hand.
District 6
In his bid for a seventh term representing Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Birmingham, raised about $193,000 in the first quarter of the year.
Most of his haul came from PACs this quarter, or about $118,000 of his total fundraising. Palmer spent about $130,000 and has a $368,000 war chest.
Republican Case Dixon is challenging Palmer, but he did not submit any campaign finance reports for the first quarter. Democrat Keith Pilkington has filed to run in the Democratic primary, but he also has not submitted any campaign finance records, according to FEC data.
District 7
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, is the only incumbent running unopposed this election cycle. Despite that, her campaign raised roughly $344,000 in the first quarter, with a majority of that total from PAC money.
Sewell’s campaign spent about $410,000 during the first three months of the year and has the largest war chest out of the delegation at $3.7 million.
The primaries are May 19.