Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Merika Coleman

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Alabama District 2
Filing address
Montgomery, AL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
COLEMAN, MERIKA
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Alabama with the 2024 district highlighted

Alabama, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Alabama District 2ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4AL02097 · Principal campaign committee: MERIKA COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$142,030.80
Total spent$110,017.47
Cash on hand$32,013.33
Debts owed by the campaign$50,000.00
Loans from the candidate$50,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through February 14, 2024, 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: $91,830.80Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $50,200.00
  • Individual contributions$91,830.8065%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$50,200.0035%

Self-funding: $50,200.00 (35% of money raised): $200.00 given and $50,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

2 committees reported giving $6,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Alabama U.S. House, District 2, 2024 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Merika Coleman (D)$142,030.80$32,013.332024-02-14
Caroleene Dobson (R)$3,857,871.22$2,931.192024-12-31
Shomari C. Figures (D)$2,628,628.73$23,108.872024-12-31
Dick Lansden Brewbaker (R)$2,129,338.39$0.002024-09-30
Anthony Daniels (D)$567,548.46$3,587.402024-12-31
Napoleon Bracy (D)$202,592.38$1,713.682024-11-25
Gregory Albritton (R)$187,965.45$0.002024-05-22
Wallace Gilberry (R)$165,335.64$0.002024-01-31
Jeremy Gray (D)$163,092.80$751.442024-12-31
Juandalynn Givan (D)$150,251.27$23,314.512024-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DOctober 20, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsLikely DOctober 20, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DOctober 4, 2023
  • Elections DailySafe DOctober 10, 2024
  • CNalysisSolid DNovember 16, 2023
  • Decision Desk HQLean DOctober 27, 2024

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Montgomery ResearchOctober 22, 2024994 (RV)± 3.1%Shomari Figures 50% · Caroleene Dobson 46%
Schoen Cooperman Research (D)October 14–17, 2024400 (LV)± 5.0%Shomari Figures 49% · Caroleene Dobson 38%
Schoen Cooperman Research (D)September 3–8, 2024400 (LV)± 5.0%Shomari Figures 49% · Caroleene Dobson 38%
Impact Research (D)July 28 – August 3, 2024400 (LV)± 5.0%Shomari Figures 51% · Caroleene Dobson 39%
Strategy Management (R)July 22–24, 20241,000 (RV)± 4.0%Shomari Figures 37% · Caroleene Dobson 34%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: MERIKA COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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