Kentucky 3rd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Morgan McGarveyIncumbent
$2.00M
RMaria Rodriguez
$75K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Morgan McGarvey	D	$1,998,328	$0	$0	7%
Maria Rodriguez	R	$75,079	$0	$0	—

$2.07M

Raised by candidates

$1.37M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders · + $3K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Morgan McGarvey (D)	$2.00M^†	$932K	$538K	7%	84%	$1.33M^†	814
Maria Rodriguez (R)	$75K^†	$33K	$6K	—	95%	$43K^†	18

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Morgan McGarvey

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.00M
Small-dollar: 7%
In-state: 84%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed byAIPAC Union PAC Realtors PAC Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Maria Rodriguez

R Republican

Raised: $75K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 95%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.