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Alani Ines Bankhead
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
2026 general election · 1 open.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | $58,829 | $21,485 | $6,627 |
| Kurt Alme Republican | $1,984,861 | $1,450,719 | $577,500 |
| Kyle Austin Libertarian | $262,195 | $8,751 | $0 |
| Seth Bodnar Independent | $3,238,151 | $977,779 | $93,050 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Seth Bodnar at $3,238,151. Lowest: Alani Ines Bankhead at $58,829. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,238,151.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Kurt Alme at $1,450,719. Lowest: Kyle Austin at $8,751. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,450,719.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Kurt Alme at $577,500. Lowest: Kyle Austin at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $577,500.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Alani Ines Bankhead at $3,249,928. Lowest: Kyle Austin at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,249,928.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Kurt Alme at $1,016,980. Lowest: Kyle Austin at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,016,980.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | Kurt Alme Republican | Seth Bodnar Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $0 | $285,50040.6% | $30,00031.1% |
| Corporate PACs | $0 | $165,00023.4% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $0 | $67,5009.6% | $23,50024.4% |
| Other candidates' committees | $0 | $67,0009.5% | $22,00022.8% |
| Trade association PACs | $0 | $67,0009.5% | $0 |
| Membership organization PACs | $0 | $30,0004.3% | $16,00016.6% |
| Cooperative PACs | $0 | $14,5002.1% | $0 |
| Labor union PACs | $0 | $5,0000.7% | $5,0005.2% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $0 | $2,5000.4% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $0 | $704,000 | $96,500 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | Kurt Alme Republican | Seth Bodnar Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $0 | $27,5007.8% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $0 | $25,0007.1% | $0 |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $18,0005.1% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $0 | $15,5004.4% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $15,0004.3% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $0 | $14,0004.0% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $11,0003.1% | $0 |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $10,5003.0% | $0 |
| Accounting Professional services | $0 | $10,0002.8% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $0 | $7,5002.1% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $0 | $6,5001.8% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $0 | $6,0001.7% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $0 | $5,00011.2% |
| Construction Construction | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Health insurance Health | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $0 | $5,0001.4% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $0 | $4,5001.3% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $0 | $4,5001.3% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $0 | $3,0000.9% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $2,5000.7% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $0 | $0 | $1,0002.2% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $0 | $352,500 | $52,000 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $0 | $135,50038.5% | $38,50086.5% |
| Itemized total | $0 | $704,000 | $96,500 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | Kurt Alme Republican | Seth Bodnar Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $3,249,928100.0% | $2,453,372100.0% | $2,634,106100.0% |
| Itemized total | $3,249,928 | $2,453,372 | $2,634,106 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | Kurt Alme Republican | Seth Bodnar Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $901,17927.7% | $2,453,372100.0% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $2,348,74872.3% | $0 | $2,634,106100.0% |
| Itemized total | $3,249,928 | $2,453,372 | $2,634,106 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | Kurt Alme Republican | Seth Bodnar Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $245,066100.0% | $1,016,980100.0% | $972,124100.0% |
| Itemized total | $245,066 | $1,016,980 | $972,124 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Alani Ines Bankhead Democratic | Kurt Alme Republican | Seth Bodnar Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $6,8162.8% | $0 | $962,12499.0% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $238,25097.2% | $1,016,980100.0% | $10,0001.0% |
| Itemized total | $245,066 | $1,016,980 | $972,124 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Kyle Austin: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Alme Republican | $94,226 | 8 | May 14 to May 30, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
| Seth Bodnar Independent | $210,250 | 11 | May 14 to May 30, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.