Race

U.S. House, Kentucky 1st District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.5

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
James Comer1RepublicanIncumbent$1.9M$2.1M$3.0M$0$0
John Andrew Williams2DemocratChallenger$211K$167K$42K$0$0
David Sims3RepublicanChallenger$1,800$1,501$299$0$0
Robert James Sutherby4RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: James Comerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KY01110/
    H6KY01110
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: John Andrew Williamshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KY01169/
    H6KY01169
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: David Simshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KY01177/
    H6KY01177
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Robert James Sutherbyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KY01185/
    H6KY01185
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record