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S6KY00369
ROMANS, DALE Open seat
4.6
Influence Score · 2026
Modestly backed
Non-incumbent — only contributions, independent expenditures, and dark-money exposure are scored.
Lobbying, vote alignment, bundle timing, and trade direction require committee assignments and
roll-call records, neither of which exist for a non-sitting candidate. Maximum reachable score is
about 23, on a challenger-only scale — incumbents are scored 0–100 across all twelve axes, so the two
are not directly comparable. See methodology.
Score components
| Axis | Raw | Normalized (pts) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct contributions | $541K | 2.06 | 2026 cycle, principal committee |
| Outside spending — direct support | $10K | — | 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 | $3.51M | 2.51 | direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis |
| Lobbying exposure | — | — | Requires committee assignment |
| Vote alignment | — | — | Requires voting record |
| Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes | — | — | Requires recorded-vote calendar |
| Dark-money exposure | 0.0000 | 0.00 | Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share |
| Personal trade direction | — | — | Requires STOCK Act filings |
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.