Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
John H Merrill
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Alabama
- Filing address
- Tuscaloosa, AL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MERRILL, JOHN H
- Next election
- Primary November 8, 2019 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Alabama
FEC candidate ID S0AL00289 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF JOHN H MERRILL FOR U S SENATE
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$665,729.2072%
- PACs and other committees$12,000.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$250,768.4927%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
4 committees reported giving $12,000.00 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.
- UNITED HEALTH SERVICES PAC, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BUTLER SNOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
The race
Alabama U.S. Senate, 2020 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H Merrill (R) | $928,497.69 | $297,530.34 | 2020-12-31 |
| Doug Jones (D) | $31,053,566.07 | $474,032.81 | 2020-12-31 |
| Thomas H Tuberville (R) | $9,605,815.13 | $173,479.84 | 2020-12-31 |
| Bradley Roberts Byrne (R) | $3,539,485.35 | $14,357.07 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jefferson B Sessions (R) | $2,363,736.53 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Arnold Mooney (R) | $966,779.60 | $3,721.10 | 2020-12-31 |
| Stanley E Adair (R) | $287,948.47 | $821.15 | 2020-03-19 |
| Roy Stewart Moore (R) | $189,664.85 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Michael Parrish (UN) | $5,116.21 | $2,441.04 | 2020-09-30 |
| John Paul Serbin (R) | $450.00 | $450.00 | 2019-11-10 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swayable | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 294 (LV) | ± 8.5% | Doug Jones 42% · Tommy Tuberville 58% |
| Data for Progress | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 1,045 (LV) | ± 3% | Doug Jones 44% · Tommy Tuberville 56% |
| Morning Consult | October 22–31, 2020 | 850 (LV) | ± 3% | Doug Jones 39% · Tommy Tuberville 51% |
| Auburn University At Montgomery | October 23–28, 2020 | 853 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Doug Jones 43% · Tommy Tuberville 54% |
| Swayable | October 23–26, 2020 | 232 (LV) | ± 8.7% | Doug Jones 46% · Tommy Tuberville 54% |
| Cygnal | October 21–23, 2020 | 645 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Doug Jones 41% · Tommy Tuberville 55% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election 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: FRIENDS OF JOHN H MERRILL FOR U S SENATE.
- 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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