Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen made a personal loan of $250,000 to his 2026 campaign for lieutenant governor $250,000 on Friday.

Allen reported raising $82,275 in October, with a cash-on-hand campaign balance of $946,106.77 in his October monthly financial report. That total is the largest fundraising total in the lieutenant governor's race.

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate reported raising $39,677.63 in October and a cash-on-hand balance of $524,030.09.

Nicole Wadsworth reported raising $20,260 in October with a cash-on-hand balance of $230,812.54. She also loaned her campaign $50,000 on Friday.

Dean Odle reported raising $17,695 in October with a cash-on-hand balance of $15,697.31

Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, who announced his candidacy on October 23, didn't file an October monthly fundraising report.

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