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MCCONNELL, MITCH Incumbent

 ·  KY Senate (Senate)
43.9
Influence Score · 2026
Moderately exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $250K 1.19 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $0 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $3.50M OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $0 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $3.50M 0.00 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $7.84M 4.01 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.929 8.41 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0223 4.51 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  KY Senate

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
MCCONNELL, MITCH REP Inc. $250K $0 43.9 Moderately exposed
BARR, GARLAND ANDY REP Open $8.59M $18.01M 13.7 Heavily backed
MORRIS, NATE REP Open $1.75M $27.14M 13.6 Heavily backed
CAMERON, DANIEL REP Open $1.73M $3.36M 9.0 Substantially backed
ROMANS, DALE DEM Open $541K $3.51M 4.6 Modestly backed
STEVENSON, PAMELA DEM Open $130K $3.50M 3.0 Modestly backed
WILLETT, JOEL DEM Open $89K $3.50M 2.8 Lightly backed
FARIS, MICHAEL REP Open $25K $3.50M 2.6 Lightly backed
MCGRATH, AMY DEM Open $0 $3.50M 2.5 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.