Kentucky campaign finance — May 2026 Primary election

$22,831,199 raised across 39,920 contributions to 909 candidates in 549 races, per filings with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

Top fundraisers

Craig Greenberg (Mayor (J2), Louisville-Greater-Jefferson) — $1,532,867
Sarah Martin (County Attorney, Jefferson) — $481,878
Lucy Vanmeter (Court Of Appeals Judge, 5th District-1st Division) — $333,595
David Osborne (State Representative, 59th District) — $329,640
Julie Adams (State Senator (Even), 36th District) — $314,019
Richard Breen (Sheriff, Jefferson) — $287,173
Gary Moore (County Judge Executive, Boone) — $286,349
Will Moynahan (Court Of Appeals Judge, 5th District-1st Division) — $273,977
Charles Yates (County Clerk, Jefferson) — $256,540
Amanda Bledsoe (State Senator (Even), 12th District) — $200,994
George Wise (State Senator (Even), 16th District) — $197,162
Steven Rudy (State Representative, 1st District) — $182,517
Kris Knochelmann (County Judge Executive, Kenton) — $182,479
Steve Healey (Sheriff, Jefferson) — $178,435
Raquel Carter (Mayor (J2), Lexington-Urban County-Fayette) — $175,148
Derek Myers (Coroner, Campbell) — $175,050
Karl Price (County Attorney, Jefferson) — $159,366
Joshua Branscum (State Representative, 83rd District) — $156,928
Brandon Smith (State Senator (Even), 30th District) — $156,647
Mike Wilson (State Senator (Even), 32nd District) — $152,802
Christian Furman (State Senator (Even), 6th District) — $151,166
Kim Banta (State Representative, 63rd District) — $150,353
Samara Heavrin (State Representative, 18th District) — $146,088
Suzanne Miles (State Representative, 7th District) — $139,514
David Meade (State Representative, 80th District) — $135,538

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Data: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance public records. KREF Watch is an independent project of The Lexington Times.