U.S. Senate · Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R)

Represents Kentucky, in office since Jan. 3, 2021. Official site

$31.56spent by the campaign for every vote cast in the 2020 general election

This race$31.56
Opponent$43.17
KY average$23.61
Senate average$13.91

Ranks 12 of 96 senators (1 = most spent per vote).

The 2026 race for this seat · Not runningKY Senate: $39.1M in outside spending so far Every group spending in the race, primary and general, and each candidate’s fundraising.

The 2020 race

Votes and campaign spending in the 2020 race
Candidate	Votes	Campaign spent	Per vote cast
Mitch McConnell (R), won	1,233,315 (57.8%)	$67,381,144	$31.56
Amy McGrath (D)	816,257 (38.2%)	$92,165,100	$43.17

Total votes cast: 2,135,057. “Per vote cast” is the campaign’s total spending for that election divided by all votes cast in the race.

Tracked issue money in 2026

None of the groups tracked on our issue pages have reported money for or against Sen. Mitch McConnell this cycle.

KY’s other senator

Sen. Rand Paul (R)$15.65 per vote cast, 2022

Results: state-certified totals (sources in How this works). Spending: FEC candidate totals for the 2020 election (as of Oct. 6, 2026). How this is calculated.