Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Matthew Seth Burton

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · Alabama
Filing address
Huntsville, AL (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BURTON, MATTHEW SETH
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Alabama with the whole state highlighted

Alabama

RepublicanU.S. Senate · AlabamaOpen seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID S6AL00500 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF SETH BURTON

Total raised$74,362.27
Total spent$74,362.27
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through June 4, 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: $62,671.61Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $11,690.66
  • Individual contributions$62,671.6184%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$11,690.6616%

Self-funding: $11,690.66 (16% of money raised): $11,690.66 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$3,556.006%
  • Contributions over $200$59,115.6194%
  • Itemized from inside Alabama$30,239.0051%
  • Itemized from other states$29,624.6149%

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

Raised and spent over time

$58K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $58,254.23APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $31,654.28PRE-PRIMARY: raised $8,822.98PRE-PRIMARY: spent $26,720.02TERMINATION REPORT: raised $7,285.06TERMINATION REPORT: spent $15,987.972026-032026-042026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Alabama U.S. Senate, 2026 · 17 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matthew Seth Burton (R)$74,362.27$0.002026-06-04
Felix Barry Moore (R)$4,635,925.74$467,199.292026-10-14
Rodney Walker (R)$2,015,962.90$0.002026-06-30
Jared Hudson (R)$1,922,301.89$0.002026-10-15
Morgan W. W. Murphy (R)$1,467,882.65$171,280.912026-09-30
Steven T Marshall (R)$1,298,351.43$0.002026-06-30
Thomas H Tuberville (R)$726,222.50$49,413.752026-09-30
Kyle Sweetser (D)$166,364.36$361.422026-09-30
Dakarai Larriett (D)$157,951.17$2,974.272026-09-30
Everett W Wess (D)$128,570.16$10,542.792026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
The Alabama PollOctober 15–16, 2026600 (LV)—Barry Moore 56% · Everett Wess 35%
RMG Research (R)September 21–25, 2026800 (RV)± 3.5%Barry Moore 54% · Everett Wess 33%
yes. every kid.July 8–11, 2026601 (LV)± 4.0%Barry Moore 47% · Everett Wess 32%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election 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: FRIENDS OF SETH BURTON.
  • 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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