Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

James Richardson

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Alabama District 2
Filing address
Headland, AL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
RICHARDSON, JAMES
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Alabama with the 2026 district highlighted

Alabama, District 2

RepublicanU.S. House · Alabama District 2Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6AL01128 · Principal campaign committee: JAMES RICHARDSON FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$7,676.28
Total spent$7,649.62
Cash on hand$26.66
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through July 22, 2026, 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: $1,910.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,766.28
  • Individual contributions$1,910.0025%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,766.2875%

Self-funding: $5,766.28 (75% of money raised): $5,766.28 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,310.0069%
  • Contributions over $200$600.0031%
  • Itemized from inside Alabama$800.0067%
  • Itemized from other states$400.0033%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$7K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $6,921.54APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $6,786.87PRE-PRIMARY: raised $0.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $124.89JULY QUARTERLY: raised $354.74JULY QUARTERLY: spent $337.86PRE-PRIMARY: raised $400.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $400.002026-032026-042026-062026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Alabama U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
James Richardson (R)$7,676.28$26.662026-07-22
Shomari C. Figures (D)$2,706,098.03$1,197,689.312026-10-14
Rhett Marques (R)$1,716,373.63$178,056.952026-10-14
Joshua Logan McKee (R)$521,330.18−$4,000.002026-09-30
Hampton Harris (R)$255,456.87$84.002026-09-30
David Matthews (R)$53,868.98$0.002026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RJune 18, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLean ROctober 15, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RSeptember 10, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Tulchin Research (D)August 24–31, 2026––Shomari Figures 47% · Rhett Marques 47%
DCCC (D)July 29–30, 2026421 (LV)± 4.8%Shomari Figures 46% · Rhett Marques 46%
Impact Research (D)June 22–25, 2026400 (LV)–Shomari Figures 44% · Rhett Marques 45%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama (retrieved October 22, 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: JAMES RICHARDSON FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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