Show Us The Money

Albert Littell earned 12,749 votes in the Democratic primary for Mississippi's Senate seat. But when it comes to the FEC campaign finance report for his committee, the numbers tell a sparse story: no receipts, no contributions, and no cash on hand on file with federal regulators.

Littell's principal campaign committee, Albert Littell for Senate, has no financial activity recorded in the Federal Election Commission's rollup data for the 2026 cycle. That means no total receipts, no individual contributions, and no PAC money appear in the FEC's current filings.

His committee contact on file is a Yahoo email address, a common marker of a low-budget grassroots campaign. No outside spending, either in support of or in opposition to his candidacy, has been reported.

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Candidate Rankings

The top fundraiser in the state is Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, whose fundraising operation has pulled in $3.39 million this cycle, with $2.46 million still in the bank.

Democrat Scott Colom ranks second at $1.62 million raised. Republican Rep. Walter Michael Ezell comes in third at $889,083.

Across all Mississippi federal candidates, congressional campaign spending Mississippi-wide totals roughly $10.1 million in receipts among the 20 candidates with FEC filings. The state's total federal fundraising pool (including committees beyond those of candidates) stands at $52.7 million for the 2026 election donation cycle.

Republicans hold the fundraising edge. Eight GOP candidates raised a combined $6.81 million. Nine Democratic candidates raised $3.23 million combined. Two independents raised about $95,300. The one Libertarian candidate on file reported no receipts.

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Incumbents vs. Challengers

Incumbents are dominating the money race in Mississippi. Among the five incumbents with FEC filings (Hyde-Smith, Ezell, Rep. John Trent Kelly, Rep. Michael Patrick Guest, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson), total receipts range from $608,726 to $3.39 million.

Challengers are running far behind. Of the 15 non-incumbent candidates with filings, only Colom topped $1 million. Most challengers raised well under $500,000, and several reported fewer than $40,000 in total receipts. At least one challenger ended the reporting period with a negative cash balance.

Littell, himself a challenger, has no receipts on record, placing him at the bottom of the field by that measure, even among candidates who raised only a few thousand dollars.

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*Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC), data current as of March 31, 2026.*

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