2026 general election
Kentucky 3rd District
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.0M was spent on the 2026 Kentucky 3rd District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $717K of it from PACs, plus $3K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Morgan McGarvey (Democrat) won.
Total money
$2.0M
Raised by campaigns
$2.0M
PAC checks
$717K
Outside money
$3K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Morgan McGarveyDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $1.0M
- From PACs
- $717K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $3K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 36% of McGarvey's money came from PACs
Corporate $311K (47%)Trade group $117K (18%)Leadership PAC $8K (1%)Membership $40K (6%)Union $139K (21%)Super PAC $4K (1%)Other $47K (7%)
- Bluewaveamerica Other$13K
- Sazerac Company, Inc. Corporate$12K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Corporate$10K
- The Lubrizol Corporation Corporate$10K
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
- National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
- American Investment Council Trade group$10K
- Jbs USA Food Company PAC Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Ky · $3K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Kentucky 3rd District race?
- $2.0M was spent on the 2026 Kentucky 3rd District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $717K of it from PACs, plus $3K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Morgan McGarvey (Democrat) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Kentucky 3rd District race?
- Morgan McGarvey (Democrat) raised $2.0M and had $3K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Kentucky 3rd District race?
- Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Ky ($3K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Kentucky 3rd District race?
- Bluewaveamerica gave $13K to Morgan McGarvey; Sazerac Company, Inc. PAC (Sazeracpac) gave $12K to Morgan McGarvey; Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) gave $10K to Morgan McGarvey.