Politician
Charles Booker
Democrat · Kentucky · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate S6KY00385
Charles Booker (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2026 Kentucky Senate race, $40K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $250K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
$1.9M
Raised, all cycles
2026; counted once per cycle
2%
From PAC checks
$40K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
$3K
Outside money for
Super PACs and party groups helping
$250K
Outside money against
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky Senate | $1.9M | 2% | $3K / $250K | – | $2.2M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $14KLeadership PAC $6KSuper PAC $5K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Not So Old Fashioned PACLeadership PAC$5K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- March On PACSuper PAC$5K
- United Steelworkers Political Action FundUnionLobbyist PAC$4K
- A Love Supreme PACLeadership PAC$1K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Keep America Great PAC, Inc.against $250K
- New Power PACfor $3K
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Charles Booker's 2026 campaign?
- Charles Booker (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2026 Kentucky Senate race, $40K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $250K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Charles Booker?
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($5K), Not So Old Fashioned PAC ($5K), Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee ($5K), March On PAC ($5K), United Steelworkers Political Action Fund ($4K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Charles Booker's race?
- Keep America Great PAC, Inc. ($250K against), New Power PAC ($3K for) in 2026.