Who raised the most money in the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?

Andy Barr (Republican) raised $13M and had $1.7M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?

Keep America Great PAC, Inc. ($1.8M), American Mission ($207K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($22K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?

NRSC gave $62K to Andy Barr; Financial Services Institute PAC gave $10K to Andy Barr; Commercial Real Estate Finance Council PAC gave $10K to Andy Barr.

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2026 general election

Kentucky Senate

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retiring. Republican hold.

$16M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Kentucky Senate race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $2.5M of it from PACs, plus $2.0M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Andy Barr (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$16M

Raised by campaigns

$14M

PAC checks

$2.5M

Outside money

$2.0M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Andy BarrRepublican

✓ Won

Raised: $13M
Spent: $15M
From individuals: $6.9M
From PACs: $2.5M
From party: $62K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $1.7M
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 20% of Barr's money came from PACs

Corporate $404K (35%)Trade group $103K (9%)Leadership PAC $331K (29%)Membership $51K (4%)Union $7K (1%)Super PAC $23K (2%)Party $62K (5%)Other $158K (14%)

Young Victory Committee Party$62K
Financial Services Institute PAC Other$10K
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Membership$10K
Building America's Republican Representation PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Victory East Leadership PAC$10K
Upper Hand Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
United Wholesale Mortgage Corporate$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Keep America Great PAC, Inc. · $1.5M supporting
American Mission · $207K supporting
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $22K supporting
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $6K supporting
National Right to Life Victory Fund · $1K supporting

FEC record S6KY00286

Charles BookerDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $1.9M
Spent: $1.6M
From individuals: $1.9M
From PACs: $40K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $3K
Outside money against: $250K

Who paid: 2% of Booker's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $6K (24%)Union $14K (55%)Super PAC $5K (20%)

Laborers' International Union of North America Union$5K
Not So Old Fashioned PAC Leadership PAC$5K
Communications Workers of America Union$5K
March On PAC Super PAC$5K
United Steelworkers Union$4K
A Love Supreme PAC Leadership PAC$1K

Biggest outside spenders

Keep America Great PAC, Inc. · $250K attacking
New Power PAC · $3K supporting

FEC record S6KY00385

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?: $16M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Kentucky Senate race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $2.5M of it from PACs, plus $2.0M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Andy Barr (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?: Andy Barr (Republican) raised $13M and had $1.7M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?: Keep America Great PAC, Inc. ($1.8M), American Mission ($207K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($22K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Kentucky Senate race?: NRSC gave $62K to Andy Barr; Financial Services Institute PAC gave $10K to Andy Barr; Commercial Real Estate Finance Council PAC gave $10K to Andy Barr.