Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Bob Hernandez

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Kansas District 4
Filing address
Wichita, KS (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HERNANDEZ, BOB MR
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Kansas with the 2022 district highlighted

Kansas, District 4

DemocraticU.S. House · Kansas District 4ChallengerLost the general election (36.7%)

FEC candidate ID H2KS04149 · Principal campaign committee: HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS, INC.

Total raised$43,266.17
Total spent$36,304.68
Cash on hand−$5,500.04
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$6,631.27

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $36,634.90Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $6,631.27
  • Individual contributions$36,634.9085%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,631.2715%

Self-funding: $6,631.27 (15% of money raised): $0.00 given and $6,631.27 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Bob Hernandez$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Bob Hernandez$0.00
  • Company and union communications to members about Bob Hernandez$321.11

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

The race

Kansas U.S. House, District 4, 2022 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Bob Hernandez (D)$43,266.17−$5,500.042022-12-31
Ron Estes (R)$1,869,686.09$943,572.792022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RMay 19, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMay 27, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RFebruary 16, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid RApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid RJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid RJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe RSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS, INC..
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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