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Austin Magee
U.S. House District 5
2026 general election · 1 open.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
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Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jul 18, 2026, except where a row says otherwise.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Magee Republican FEC data through Jun 30, 2026 | $8,939 | $1,284 | $0 |
| Dan McKay Democratic | $90,000 | -$19,056 | $0 |
| Michael Echols Republican | $2,979,894 | $1,081,639 | $13,500 |
| Misti Cordell Republican | $555,686 | $148,773 | $12,525 |
| Stewart Cathey Jr. Republican | $13,500 | $13,165 | $0 |
| "Gabe" Firment Republican | $49,006 | $47,572 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Each candidate's own coverage end date is in the table above.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Michael Echols at $2,979,894. Lowest: Austin Magee at $8,939. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,979,894.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Michael Echols at $1,081,639. Lowest: Dan McKay at -$19,056. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,081,639.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Michael Echols at $13,500. Lowest: Austin Magee at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $13,500.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Michael Echols at $100,383. Lowest: Austin Magee at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $100,383.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michael Echols Republican | Misti Cordell Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $2,50023.8% | $10,00095.2% |
| Membership organization PACs | $4,50042.9% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs | $2,50023.8% | $0 |
| Corporate PACs | $1,0009.5% | $5004.8% |
| Itemized total | $10,500 | $10,500 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Michael Echols Republican | Misti Cordell Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $1,00012.5% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $7,00087.5% | $10,500100.0% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $2,500 | $0 |
| Itemized total | $10,500 | $10,500 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michael Echols Republican | Misti Cordell Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $100,383100.0% | $35,000100.0% |
| Itemized total | $100,383 | $35,000 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Michael Echols Republican | Misti Cordell Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $100,383100.0% | $35,000100.0% |
| Itemized total | $100,383 | $35,000 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Austin Magee: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Dan McKay: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Stewart Cathey Jr.: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- "Gabe" Firment: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Echols Republican | $19,311 | 4 | Apr 28 to Jul 21, 2026 | $4,000 still provisional |
| Stewart Cathey Jr. Republican | $51,500 | 3 | Jul 21 to Jul 30, 2026 | $51,500 still provisional |
| "Gabe" Firment Republican | $161,000 | 5 | Jul 24 to Aug 7, 2026 | $161,000 still provisional |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Patricia "Pat" Moore (Democratic): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
- Oscar "Omar" Dantzler (Republican): This candidate is not linked to a federal candidate identity, so FEC coverage does not apply.
- Antonio Wilson (Democratic): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.