In the 2026 race for Attorney General, three Republican candidates, Jay Mitchell, Katherine Robertson and Pamela Casey, are competing in what has become one of the more financially competitive primary contests in the state.
Each candidate brings credentials to the race, and recent campaign finance reports provide a detailed picture of how those dynamics are unfolding just months before the Republican primary.
Jay Mitchell entered the race with the most institutional backing and the most cash on hand. His latest filing shows that he carried over $903,538 from his previous judicial campaign and raised an additional $362,840 in June, resulting in a total cash-on-hand balance of $1,263,362.86.
Mitchell’s fundraising includes a range of high-dollar donors from Alabama’s legal and economic communities. His campaign received major contributions from law firms, developers and political action committees such as CANPAC, BIPAC and MCG PAC. MRB Law, LLC contributed $25,000, while the Alabama Power Employees State PAC gave $5,000.
Pamela Casey, the Blount County District Attorney, is trailing in the money race, but remains relevant in terms of messaging and grassroots appeal. Her latest filing shows she raised $66,871.33 in June and currently holds around $93,729 in campaign funds.
Casey does not benefit from large institutional PAC money or six-figure national donors. Instead, she has emphasized her geographic support base, touting over 100 individual donations from across Alabama.
Casey is well-known for her tough-on-crime record and has built a following as a law-and-order conservative who speaks plainly to working-class constituents. She continues to pitch herself as the only candidate with frontline prosecutorial experience.
Katherine Robertson, a conservative legal advisor and former chief counsel to Attorney General Steve Marshall, reported raising a staggering $1.25 million in June alone, despite having no funds carried over from previous campaigns.
Much of this amount was powered by a $1 million contribution from First Principles Action, Inc., a national conservative advocacy group aligned with the Federalist Society and dedicated to promoting judicial originalism. This major infusion places her on nearly equal financial footing with Mitchell, as she now reports $1.23 million cash on hand.
Robertson’s campaign still lags in the number of local contributions compared to Mitchell and Casey.
With more than $1.2 million each, Mitchell and Robertson now represent the dominant financial poles of the primary. Casey, though politically visible, faces more fundraising disadvantages than her opponents.
