Kentucky campaign finance — May 2018 Primary election

$67,493,896 raised across 46,447 contributions to 1,509 candidates in 743 races, per filings with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

Top fundraisers

GREG FISCHER (Mayor (J2), Louisville-Greater-Jefferson) — $7,748,759
JOE FRIEND (District Court Judge, 35th District-1st Division) — $1,466,651
MIKE O'CONNELL (County Attorney, Jefferson) — $1,222,873
ANGELA LEET (Mayor (J2), Louisville-Greater-Jefferson) — $1,092,707
RALPH ALVARADO (State Senator (Even), 28th District) — $1,009,852
JIMMY HIGDON (State Senator (Even), 14th District) — $883,152
EMILY DIGENIS (Circuit Judge, 30th District-10th Division Family) — $827,252
JULIE ADAMS (State Senator (Even), 36th District) — $711,069
TOM BUFORD (State Senator (Even), 22nd District) — $685,632
DIANE SEAMAN (State Representative, 59th District) — $657,777
ROBERT WRIGHT (District Court Judge, 35th District-1st Division) — $652,642
GEORGE WISE (State Senator (Even), 16th District) — $636,476
ERNIE HARRIS (State Senator (Even), 26th District) — $617,157
DAVID ERMOLD (County Clerk, Rowan) — $615,246
RONNIE BASTIN (Mayor (J2), Lexington-Urban County-Fayette) — $605,413
KRIS KNOCHELMANN (County Judge Executive, Kenton) — $538,308
ROCKY ADKINS (State Representative, 99th District) — $502,206
LUCY VANMETER (Circuit Judge, 22nd District-3rd Division) — $494,173
KEVIN STINNETT (Mayor (J2), Lexington-Urban County-Fayette) — $494,156
WIL SCHRODER (State Senator (Even), 24th District) — $485,923
DAN SEUM (State Senator (Even), 38th District) — $461,424
JOHN AUBREY (Sheriff, Jefferson) — $449,565
MICHAEL HELMIG (Sheriff, Boone) — $449,511
ROBERT GOFORTH (State Representative, 89th District) — $438,021
MIKE WILSON (State Senator (Even), 32nd District) — $425,554

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