2026 race

AL-05 — U.S. House

2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Dale W. Strong.

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How we got here · 3 earlier contests
Democratic runoff · Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Andrew SneedWon78.4%
  • DCandice DuvieilhDefeated21.6%
Democratic primary · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
No candidate won a majority — the top two advanced to a runoff: Andrew Sneed and Candice Duvieilh.
  • DAndrew SneedAdvanced to runoff42.0%
  • DCandice DuvieilhAdvanced to runoff35.7%
  • DJeremy DevitoDefeated22.3%
Republican primary · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Dale W. StrongWon
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Alabama Secretary of State.

Disclosed money in race
$2.8M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent

Currently in office

Challengers

Sorted by fundraising

Andrew Sneed

D
ChallengerFEC H6AL05244

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Raised this cycle$917K
Cash on hand: $248K
2 defeated candidates — show

Candice Duvieilh

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6AL05251

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Raised this cycle$38K
Cash on hand: $3K

Jeremy Devito

DDefeated
ChallengerFEC H6AL05236

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Raised this cycle$32K
Cash on hand: $4K
Local signal

Early read on AL-05 — U.S. House

A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.

Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Dale W. Stronglimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
Andrew Sneedlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race

Finance breakdown

Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.

Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle

Total disclosed
$2.8M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$2.8M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Dale W. Strong(R)incumbent
$1.8M——$1.8M
Andrew Sneed(D)
$917K——$917K
2 defeated candidates — show finances
CandidateRaised directlyOutside forOutside againstNet in corner
Candice Duvieilh(D)defeated
$38K——$38K
Jeremy Devito(D)defeated
$32K——$32K
Where the money comes from

In-state vs out-of-state

Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside AL versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.

Dale W. Strong(R)62% in-state · $839K itemized
$522K in-state$317K out-of-state
Andrew Sneed(D)92% in-state · $581K itemized
$532K in-state$49K out-of-state
2 defeated candidates — show
Candice Duvieilh(D)defeated92% in-state · $23K itemized
$21K in-state$2K out-of-state
Jeremy Devito(D)defeated78% in-state · $13K itemized
$10K in-state$3K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't

Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.

Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.

In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.

Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.

Recent coverage

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About this race page

Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.

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