Political Money in KY

Republican committees hold $46.1 million

Republican candidate receipts are 81.5% of Kentucky’s $56.5 million. Democratic receipts of $10.4 million are 18.4%. Other-party receipts of $12,468 are about 0.02%. Kentucky’s candidate book in this snapshot is a two-party table with a large Republican column. That is a party-code fact about 613 committees. It is not a coding of the 52,291 donors.

A Senate committee or a small set of House committees can hold most of $56.5 million. The Kentucky hub’s receipt sort shows which FEC IDs sit behind the $46.1 million Republican line. An amended report from one of those committees would move the 81.5% share.

Cite $46.1 million of $56.5 million as a party-code fact about 613 candidate committees in cycle 2026. Do not cite it as a description of 52,291 donors or of $410.7 million in individual contributions. Those are a different FEC series.

613 filers is an inventory

The candidate count of 613 includes primary fields, residual committees, and other federal filers with a Kentucky association on the FEC record. It is not a count of nominees. Many of the 613 hold little of the $56.5 million. This page does not drop small committees from the roster.

Independent expenditures about Kentucky candidates sit outside the $56.5 million. Those amounts, when disclosed, appear with the Super PAC or PAC that paid for them.

An amended report from a large Republican committee in Kentucky can move 81.5% without any change in voter files, polls, or the $410.7 million donor total. LobbyVault will show the new receipts on the Kentucky FEC totals page. This prose does not invent a later number.

Questions

How much have Kentucky federal candidates raised in 2026?

Kentucky-associated federal candidate committees reported $56.5 million in receipts across 613 filers. Republican committees reported $46.1 million and Democratic committees reported $10.4 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

What share of Kentucky candidate receipts is Republican?

Republican candidate committees reported $46.1 million, or 81.5% of the $56.5 million total. Democratic committees reported $10.4 million (18.4%) and other filers $12,468. Party codes come from candidate FEC registrations.

How much have Kentucky donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $410.7 million from 52,291 Kentucky donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $56.5 million in candidate receipts.

Are Kentucky state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings for state offices are not part of the $56.5 million or $410.7 million.