Gary J. Palmer
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 54% from individuals.
54% individuals45% PACs1% other
$979K
raised
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Alabama · U.S. House · District 06 · 2026
Alabama District 06 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Alabama District 06 House race
Gary J. Palmer has raised more than 39 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Alabama District 06 House race, 2026 report raising $1M between them. Gary J. Palmer reports $979,416 and Case Dixon reports $25,142, a gap of $954,274. Of what Gary J. Palmer reports, 54% came from individuals and 45% from PACs. Outside groups spent for PALMER, GARY ($131,018).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
CD
Case Dixon
RR · challenger
63% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 37% from other sources.
63% individuals0% PACs37% other
$25K
raised
EA
Elizabeth Anderson
DD · challenger
60% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 40% from other sources.
60% individuals0% PACs40% other
$16K
raised
KK
Kimberly Kennedy
DD · challenger
62% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 38% from other sources.
62% individuals0% PACs38% other
$9K
raised
MM
Maurice Mercer
DD · challenger
64% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 36% from other sources.
64% individuals0% PACs36% other
$7K
raised
Where the money came from
$131K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$204K
Energy & Utilities$21K
Banking & Financial$18K
Insurance$8K
Retail & Consumer$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL INC · pac$131K
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC · pac$13K
- ALABAMA POWER CO EMPLOYEES FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (APC EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC · pac$10K
- ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) · pac$10K
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- THE WESTERVELT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
43%55%
43% PACs55% individuals2% other
The incumbent's record
Gary J. Palmer is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$2.7M
$1.6M - $3.7M. up $2.8M since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$204K
Energy & Utilities$21K
Banking & Financial$18K
Insurance$8K
Retail & Consumer$8K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Gary J. Palmer R · incumbent | vs | CD Case Dixon R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $979K | Raised | $25K |
| $258K | Cash on hand | $1K |
| 45% | From PACs | 0% |
| 54% | From individuals | 63% |
| Energy & Utilities | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |