Alabama 6th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Gary PalmerIncumbent
$1.05M
+$131K for
DMaurice Mercer
$7K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Gary Palmer	R	$1,053,566	$131,018	$0	—
Maurice Mercer	D	$6,539	$0	$0	—

$1.06M

Raised by candidates

$951K

Spent by candidates

$131K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Gary Palmer (R)	$1.05M	$550K	$464K	—	74%	$946K	305
Maurice Mercer (D)	$7K	$4K	$0	—	100%	$5K	1

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC C90011578	Gary Palmer	Support	$131K 1 filing		—

Candidates

Gary Palmer

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.05M
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 74%
Outside for / against: $131K / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Maurice Mercer

D Democrat

Raised: $7K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.