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Matthew Burton

Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$74K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Matthew Burton is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Alabama in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $74,362 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

Matthew Seth Burton, a Republican, filed FEC paperwork on January 20, 2026 to run for U.S. Senate in Alabama and lost the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 3.1% of the vote (15,122 votes). A U.S. Navy veteran, Burton served 30 years from 1994 to 2024 and commanded a nuclear submarine; he has also worked as a business development director. He graduated from Huntsville High School, earned a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1994, and received a graduate degree from the U.S. Naval War College in 2017. His campaign reported raising $74,362.27 and spending $58,374, and listed themes including constitutional governance, government accountability, rebuilding warfighting readiness, the Second Amendment, reducing federal bureaucracy, energy abundance, and economic opportunity.

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84% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$74K

Total raised

$74K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$60K · 81%
Small dollar donations <$200$3K · 4%
Candidate self-funding$12K · 16%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-04 · Source: FEC