Kentucky · U.S. Senate · 2026

Kentucky Senate race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Kentucky Senate race

Mitch McConnell ranks No. 9 in money raised.

Candidates in the Kentucky Senate race, 2026 report raising $23.8M between them. Nate Morris reports $8.3M and Garland Barr reports $7.8M, a gap of $496,707. Of what Nate Morris reports, 24% came from individuals and 1% 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.

Nate Morris

R · challenger

24% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 75% from other sources.

24% individuals1% PACs75% other

$8.3M

raised

Garland Barr

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 25% from PACs and 72% from individuals.

72% individuals25% PACs3% other

$7.8M

raised

Amy McGrath

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

98% individuals1% PACs1% other

$2.4M

raised

Daniel Cameron

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$2.3M

raised

Charles Booker

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other

$1.1M

raised

Dale Romans

D · challenger

72% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 28% from other sources.

72% individuals0% PACs28% other

$838K

raised

Joel Willett

D · challenger

41% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 58% from other sources.

41% individuals1% PACs58% other

$350K

raised

Pamela Stevenson

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

98% individuals1% PACs1% other

$311K

raised

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Mitch McConnell

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $7.3M on hand from $206K raised.

9% individuals7% PACs84% other

$206K

raised

Michael Faris

R · challenger

82% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 16% from other sources.

82% individuals2% PACs16% other

$62K

raised

Michael Faris

R · challenger

82% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 16% from other sources.

82% individuals2% PACs16% other

$62K

raised

Logan Forsythe

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

99% individuals0% PACs1% other

$47K

raised

Donald Wenzel

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 4% from PACs, and 96% from other sources.

0% individuals4% PACs96% other

$3K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Small donors & unclassified$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

FREEDOM FUND · pac$10K
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

61%30%

9% PACs61% individuals30% other

The incumbent's record

Mitch McConnell is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$59M

$23M+. up $37M since 2014.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

WFC · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-06-01
WFC · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-03-01

Where they sit

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Chairman
Joint Committee on Printing · Chairman
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library · Vice Chairman
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Senate Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Small donors & unclassified$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Nate Morris R · challenger	vs	Garland Barr R · challenger
$8.3M	Raised	$7.8M
$383K	Cash on hand	$2.3M
1%	From PACs	25%
24%	From individuals	72%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No