MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville again dominated fundraising in the race to be Alabama’s next governor last month, according to campaign finance reports filed Tuesday.
Tuberville took in $1.05 million in February, nearly half of which came from contributions over $20,000. Tuberville’s intake included no money from political action committees, which his campaign previously said he won’t accept, but he received more than $115,000 from businesses and corporations.
Tuberville has a reserve of $8,323,800, giving him an advantage of more than $7.4 million in the race.
Democrat and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones raised $265,000 last month and heads into March with a war chest of $908,000. Outside of individual donations, Jones brought in $7,500 in PAC money in February – $5,000 from United Steel Workers District 9 PAC and $2,500 from GoDekalb PAC. He also took in $17,500 from businesses and corporations.
Tuberville spent $252,500 last month, bringing his total spent to date to $2.96 million. Much of his spending was on consulting/polling, fundraising and transportation.
Jones – the last Democrat to hold statewide office – spent $276,600, primarily on consulting/polling and fundraising. He has spent $399,735.61 in total since entering the race in December.
Over the course of the campaign, Tuberville has outspent everyone else in the race combined by a ratio of 6 to 1. All other candidates have spent a total of $477,700 in the campaign.
Democrats Will Boyd, Chad “Chig” Martin and Yolanda Rochelle Flowers raised $5,900, $1,400 and $75, respectively, last month, according to the reports.
Independent Stacy Lee George, Republicans Ken McFeeters and “Alabama” Will Santivasci and Democrats Jamel J. Brown and Nathan “Nate” Mathis are officially qualified for the race but did not report raising any money in February.
The total raised for all candidates in the race has surpassed $12.5 million.
The primary is May 19. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is May 4.