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KY — 2014 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in KY during 2014
Total Raised
$55,308,080
Total Donated
$18,130,837
Candidates
19
Individual Donors
7,076
Party Receipts in 2014
DEM $21,044,038
REP $34,255,410
Top Candidates in KY (2014)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCONNELL, MITCH | REP | Senate | $21,134,747 |
| GRIMES, ALISON LUNDERGAN | DEM | Senate | $18,982,841 |
| BEVIN, MATTHEW GRISWOLD | REP | Senate | $4,496,251 |
| BARR, GARLAND ANDY | REP | House | $2,748,742 |
| WHITFIELD, EDWARD | REP | House | $1,873,976 |
| GUTHRIE, STEVEN BRETT | REP | House | $1,834,727 |
| ROGERS, HAROLD D | REP | House | $1,332,880 |
| JENSEN, ELISABETH | DEM | House | $890,068 |
| YARMUTH, JOHN A | DEM | House | $804,484 |
| MASSIE, THOMAS H. | REP | House | $638,081 |
| MCFARLANE, MICHAEL | REP | House | $181,231 |
| LEACH, RONALD ALLEN | DEM | House | $150,743 |
| PALUMBO, JOSEPH E | DEM | House | $149,723 |
| YOUNG, GEOFFREY M | DEM | House | $51,259 |
| THONEY, ROGER | REP | Senate | $14,775 |
| PUCCETTI, GREGORY PETER | IND | House | $8,632 |
| COBLENZ, MICHAEL | DEM | House | $8,206 |
| STEPP, KENNETH STEPHENSON | DEM | House | $6,293 |
| PRIVETT, VICTOR | DEM | Senate | $420 |
Top Donors in KY (2014)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCCONNELL, MITCH SEN | $1,550,000 | — |
| 2 | MASSON, RICHARD | $255,000 | GOLDEN AGE FARM |
| 3 | JAMES A. PATTERSON REV. TRUST ACCOUNT | $200,000 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 4 | CRAFT, JOE | $144,200 | CRAFT & HAHN CPA |
| 5 | SCHWAB, CHARLES | $122,200 | COAL OPERATOR |
| 6 | TAYLOR, DALE | $105,600 | WAX WORKS |
| 7 | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE '14 | $99,630 | — |
| 8 | BINGHAM, SALLIE | $85,490 | — |
| 9 | BALL, DON | $82,650 | BALL HOMES |
| 10 | MURPHY, MICHAEL | $75,047 | — |
| 11 | BECK, ANGELA | $71,100 | GAINESWAY |
| 12 | PATTERSON, JAMES | $61,927 | INVESTMENTS |
| 13 | CORRELL, JESS | $61,600 | FIRST SOUTHERN NAT'L BANK |
| 14 | KENTUCKIANS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH | $59,949 | — |
| 15 | REYNOLDS, ROBERT | $57,485 | INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS |
| 16 | JONES, DAVID | $57,470 | HUMANA EXECUTIVE |
| 17 | KARP, DAVID | $56,200 | BKB PROPERTIES |
| 18 | FORCHT, MARION | $56,100 | — |
| 19 | FORCHT, TERRY E | $55,500 | ATTORNEY |
| 20 | SMITH, SCOTT | $52,690 | DENTIST |
| 21 | BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE | $50,000 | — |
| 22 | CHILTON, RICHARD | $50,000 | RAM ENGINEERING |
| 23 | BROWN, LAURA LEE | $49,300 | ARTIST |
| 24 | ALLEN, ROGER | $46,300 | NFK INC |
| 25 | BROWN, GREGORY MR. | $46,100 | G.H. BROWN AND COMPANY |