Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

James Averhart

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Alabama District 1
Filing address
Mobile, AL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
AVERHART, JAMES
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Alabama with the 2020 district highlighted

Alabama, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Alabama District 1Open seatLost the general election (35.5%)

FEC candidate ID H0AL01097 · Principal campaign committee: CAMPAIGN TO ELECT JAMES AVERHART

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · Alabama District 2$8,876.56Lost primary
2019–2020U.S. House · Alabama District 1$80,094.95Lost the general election (35.5%)
Total raised$80,094.95
Total spent$78,973.24
Cash on hand$1,121.71
Debts owed by the campaign$29,245.00
Loans from the candidate$29,245.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $50,849.95Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $29,245.00
  • Individual contributions$50,849.9563%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$29,245.0037%

Self-funding: $29,245.00 (37% of money raised): $0.00 given and $29,245.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

3 committees reported giving $4,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Alabama U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
James Averhart (D)$80,094.95$1,121.712020-12-31
Jerry Lee Carl (R)$2,344,516.53$111,972.592020-12-31
Bill Hightower (R)$1,323,944.09$0.002020-09-30
Bradley Roberts Byrne (R)$544,643.34$0.002019-03-31
Christopher Paul Pringle (R)$491,715.70$0.002020-06-17
Douglas Westley Lambert III (R)$182,564.96$0.002020-12-31
Kiani A Gardner (D)$118,661.85$0.002020-07-31
Frederick G. Rick' Collins (D)$62,935.42$2,109.452020-07-14
John Castorani (R)$26,809.68$0.002020-12-03

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CAMPAIGN TO ELECT JAMES AVERHART.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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