Kentucky campaign finance — May 2026 Primary election

$26,453,345 raised across 48,881 contributions to 2,130 candidates in 1,101 races, per filings with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

Top fundraisers

Craig Greenberg (Mayor (J2), Louisville-Greater-Jefferson) — $1,581,942
Sarah Martin (County Attorney, Jefferson) — $498,828
Lucy Vanmeter (Court Of Appeals Judge, 5th District-1st Division) — $356,095
Julie Adams (State Senator (Even), 36th District) — $335,067
David Osborne (State Representative, 59th District) — $330,840
Gary Moore (County Judge Executive, Boone) — $301,549
Will Moynahan (Court Of Appeals Judge, 5th District-1st Division) — $293,103
Richard Breen (Sheriff, Jefferson) — $286,139
Charles Yates (County Clerk, Jefferson) — $277,245
Karl Price (County Attorney, Jefferson) — $217,157
Steve Healey (Sheriff, Jefferson) — $206,111
Amanda Bledsoe (State Senator (Even), 12th District) — $200,994
George Wise (State Senator (Even), 16th District) — $197,162
Brandon Smith (State Senator (Even), 30th District) — $189,447
Raquel Carter (Mayor (J2), Lexington-Urban County-Fayette) — $186,722
Steven Rudy (State Representative, 1st District) — $183,517
Kris Knochelmann (County Judge Executive, Kenton) — $182,481
Benjamin Mudd (State Senator (Even), 14th District) — $181,140
Kim Banta (State Representative, 63rd District) — $175,756
Kimberly Moser (State Representative, 64th District) — $164,786
Joshua Branscum (State Representative, 83rd District) — $157,428
Mike Wilson (State Senator (Even), 32nd District) — $152,802
Christian Furman (State Senator (Even), 6th District) — $147,537
Samara Heavrin (State Representative, 18th District) — $146,088
David Meade (State Representative, 80th District) — $140,238

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