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Kevin R. Hern
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
2026 general election · 1 open.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026, except where a row says otherwise.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin R. Hern Republican | $9,953,579 | $2,491,910 | $699,500 |
| N'Kiyla Thomas Democratic FEC data through Aug 5, 2026 | $57,159 | $456 | $0 |
| Ron Meinhardt Independent | $8,713 | $162 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Each candidate's own coverage end date is in the table above.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Kevin R. Hern at $9,953,579. Lowest: Ron Meinhardt at $8,713. The largest reported value sets this scale at $9,953,579.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Kevin R. Hern at $2,491,910. Lowest: Ron Meinhardt at $162. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,491,910.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Kevin R. Hern at $699,500. Lowest: N'Kiyla Thomas at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $699,500.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Kevin R. Hern at $2,393,207. Lowest: N'Kiyla Thomas at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,393,207.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Kevin R. Hern Republican |
|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $260,00034.4% |
| Leadership PACs | $256,50034.0% |
| Trade association PACs | $96,50012.8% |
| Other candidates' committees | $69,0009.1% |
| Membership organization PACs | $33,5004.4% |
| Non-connected committees | $32,5004.3% |
| Labor union PACs | $5,0000.7% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $2,5000.3% |
| Itemized total | $755,500 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Kevin R. Hern Republican |
|---|---|
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $51,00011.9% |
| Construction Construction | $36,0008.4% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $29,5006.9% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $27,5006.4% |
| Air transport Transportation | $22,0005.1% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $20,0004.7% |
| Health insurance Health | $19,0004.4% |
| Automotive Transportation | $17,5004.1% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $13,0003.0% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $12,5002.9% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $12,0002.8% |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $11,5002.7% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $10,5002.4% |
| Accounting Professional services | $5,0001.2% |
| Defense Defense | $5,0001.2% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $4,5001.0% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $4,5001.0% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $3,5000.8% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $3,0000.7% |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $2,5000.6% |
| Trucking Transportation | $2,5000.6% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $2,0000.5% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $1,5000.3% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $325,500 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $114,00026.5% |
| Itemized total | $755,500 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Kevin R. Hern Republican |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $2,393,207100.0% |
| Itemized total | $2,393,207 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Kevin R. Hern Republican |
|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $1,357,59456.7% |
| Cryptocurrency and blockchain Finance, insurance, and real estate | $1,035,61343.3% |
| Itemized total | $2,393,207 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- N'Kiyla Thomas: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Ron Meinhardt: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin R. Hern Republican | $225,315 | 8 | May 29 to Jun 13, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Sevier White (Libertarian): This candidate is not linked to a federal candidate identity, so FEC coverage does not apply.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.