Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) has raised approximately $4.49 million in his campaign for Alabama's open U.S. Senate seat, compared with $116,887 raised by Democratic nominee Everett Wess. Moore's fundraising advantage is approximately 38-to-1 in a race rated Solid Republican. ​

Moore also holds a substantial cash advantage. As of Sept. 30, his campaign reported $495,914 on hand and $613,907 in debt, compared with Wess's $11,260 in cash and $70,643 in debt. Wess had approximately 2.3% as much cash available as Moore.

The candidates' fundraising records reveal a substantial difference in the sources of their campaign receipts. Moore received approximately $2.79 million from individual contributors and $1.05 million from other political committees, according to Federal Election Commission records through Sept. 30.

Moore also received approximately $592,000 in transfers from other authorized committees. Together, political committee contributions and authorized committee transfers accounted for approximately 37% of his reported receipts.

Wess received only $46,244 in individual contributions and reported no contributions from political committees. The remaining $70,643 in receipts came from loans Wess made to his own campaign, accounting for approximately 60% of his total fundraising.

Wess's reported occupational donor categories included software engineers at $1,000, lawyers at $750, Alabama Power employees at $515, and finance workers at $350. Retired and unemployed contributors reportedly accounted for about $250, or 7%, of the occupation-classified donations in the analysis.

Outside organizations have reported approximately $22.9 million in independent expenditures in Alabama's Senate race, but nearly $22.5 million was spent during the primaries. Approximately $372,000 was attributed to the general election through Oct. 18, all supporting Moore.

The financial disparity gives Moore substantially greater resources for advertising and voter outreach ahead of the Nov. 3 election. However, both campaigns carry outstanding debts, and Moore's reported debt exceeds his cash balance.

Wess enters the final weeks with limited campaign funds, substantial candidate loans and no reported contributions from other political committees.

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