Kentucky 5th District 2026

The money race

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

RHal Rogers
$850K
DNed Pillersdorf
$182K

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
Hal Rogers	R	$849,758	$0	$0	—
Ned Pillersdorf	D	$182,281	$0	$0	9%

$1.03M

Raised by candidates

$1.04M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Hal Rogers (R)	$850K	$403K	$314K	—	60%	$946K	399
Ned Pillersdorf (D)	$182K	$119K	$250	9%	86%	$91K	110

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.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Hal Rogers

R Republican

Raised: $850K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 60%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Gambling industry money Realtors PAC money

Ned Pillersdorf

D Democrat

Raised: $182K
Small-dollar: 9%
In-state: 86%
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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.