James Comer
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 23% from PACs and 77% from individuals.
77% individuals23% PACs0% other
$1.9M
raised
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Kentucky · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Kentucky District 01 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Kentucky District 01 House race
James Comer has raised more than 16 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Kentucky District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $2M between them. James Comer reports $1.9M and John Williams reports $118,755, a gap of $1.8M. Of what James Comer reports, 77% came from individuals and 23% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JW
John Williams
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 4% from PACs.
94% individuals4% PACs2% other
$119K
raised
DS
David Sims
RR · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$2K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$22K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Real Estate & Construction$16K
Banking & Financial$15K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Agriculture$6K
Retail & Consumer$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) · pac$10K
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION · pac$10K
- TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$8K
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
- PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$7K
- TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) · pac$6K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
22%78%
22% PACs78% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
James Comer is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$6.9M
$4.5M - $9.3M. up $6.3M since 2015.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Chair
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$22K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Real Estate & Construction$16K
Banking & Financial$15K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Agriculture$6K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
James Comer R · incumbent | vs | JW John Williams D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.9M | Raised | $119K |
| $3.0M | Cash on hand | $20K |
| 23% | From PACs | 4% |
| 77% | From individuals | 94% |
| Energy & Utilities | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |