JC
James Donald Chesteen
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 79% from PACs and 21% from individuals.
21% individuals79% PACs0% other
$608K
raised
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Alabama · State Senate · District 29 · 2026
Alabama State Senate District 29 race
General election in 49 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Alabama State Senate District 29 race
James Donald Chesteen has raised more than 82 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Alabama State Senate District 29 race, 2026 report raising $615,167 between them. James Donald Chesteen reports $607,722 and Zachary James Hurst reports $7,445, a gap of $600,277. Of what James Donald Chesteen reports, 21% came from individuals and 79% from PACs.
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.
ZH
Zachary James Hurst
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$7K
raised
JM
Jimmy O'Shawn McCray
DD · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
78%22%
78% PACs22% individuals0% other
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
James Donald Chesteen R · challenger JC | vs | ZH Zachary James Hurst R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $608K | Raised | $7K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 79% | From PACs | 0% |
| 21% | From individuals | 100% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |