Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Amy McGrath
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Kentucky
- Filing address
- Lexington, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MCGRATH, AMY
- Next election
- Primary June 23, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Kentucky
FEC candidate ID S0KY00339 · Principal campaign committee: AMY MCGRATH FOR SENATE, INC.
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Kentucky | $2,384,956.02 | Lost primary |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. Senate · Kentucky | $96,331,682.31 | Lost the general election (38.23%) |
Total raised$96,331,682.31
Total spent$92,942,100.01
Cash on hand$3,389,583.30
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$94,005,836.8498%
- PACs and other committees$354,038.340%
- Party committees$39,208.710%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$475,587.630%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,457,010.792%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
79 committees reported giving $321,526.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC FOR A CHANGEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- OCEANS PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,426.00
- BRADY PACHybrid PAC$5,270.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST STATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GREAT LAKES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- 4 MA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CAPA21- FEDERALHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- INTEGRITY FIRST PACPAC$5,000.00
- WHEN DEMOCRATS TURN OUT PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$5,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$2,800.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMMON GOOD FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- VICTORY NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE WAVE PROJECTLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S GIVING COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TOGETHER FUND PACPAC$2,500.00
- BLUE SENATE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,250.00
- SEARCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MOVING AMERICA FORWARDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BRIAN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JAMES MACKLER FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BETTER GOVERNMENT PACPAC$1,000.00
- BILL NELSON FOR US SENATECandidate committee$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PENINSULA DEMOCRATIC COALITIONPAC$1,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RALPH BAXTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- SINGH PACPAC$500.00
- DEMOC PACPAC$500.00
- SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACConnected PAC$300.00
- IRISH AMERICAN DEMOCRATSConnected PAC$250.00
- DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA FEDERALPAC$200.00
- PERSISTENCE PACPAC$200.00
- CD1 ALLIANCE ACTIONPAC$100.00
- AMERICA COME TOGETHER, INC.Connected PAC$100.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$50.00
- RED WINE AND BLUE PACPAC$50.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$30.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Amy McGrath$4,575,162.35
- Independent expenditures opposing Amy McGrath$13,044,679.37
- Company and union communications to members about Amy McGrath$1,487.09
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- KEEP KENTUCKY GREATOpposing$13,044,662.00
- DITCH FUNDSupporting$3,408,135.00
- SAVE AMERICA FUNDSupporting$899,083.00
- VOTEVETSSupporting$158,047.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTSupporting$70,087.00
- HEALTH JUSTICE FOR ALLSupporting$10,543.00
- WORKING AMERICASupporting$7,379.00
- CENTER FOR VOTER INFORMATION (CVI)Supporting$5,961.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTSupporting$5,000.00
- THE DEMOCRATIC COALITIONSupporting$4,633.00
- SMPSupporting$3,500.00
- WHEN DEMOCRATS TURN OUT PACSupporting$2,576.00
The race
Kentucky U.S. Senate, 2020 · 13 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy McGrath (D) | $96,331,682.31 | $3,389,583.30 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mitch McConnell (R) | $68,094,902.86 | $6,811,701.29 | 2020-12-31 |
| Michael George Broihier (D) | $620,196.93 | $0.00 | 2020-10-04 |
| Mary Ann Tobin (D) | $317,837.50 | $814.62 | 2020-12-31 |
| Clinton Wesley Morgan (R) | $288,018.08 | $0.00 | 2020-11-23 |
| Stephen Bradley Barron (L) | $126,595.02 | $12,811.57 | 2020-12-31 |
| Naren James (R) | $50,070.00 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Matt Jones (D) | $49,894.53 | $0.00 | 2020-04-13 |
| Maggie Jo Hilliard (D) | $8,155.26 | $0.00 | 2020-07-15 |
| Maggie Jo Hilliard (D) | $8,155.26 | $0.00 | 2020-07-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swayable | October 23 – November 1, 2020 | 365 (LV) | ± 7.9% | Mitch McConnell 49% · Amy McGrath 46% · Brad Barron 5% |
| Morning Consult | October 22–31, 2020 | 911 (LV) | ± 3% | Mitch McConnell 51% · Amy McGrath 40% |
| Bluegrass Community & Technical College | October 12–28, 2020 | 250 (RV) | – | Mitch McConnell 50% · Amy McGrath 40% |
| Cygnal | October 19–20, 2020 | 640 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Mitch McConnell 50% · Amy McGrath 40% · Brad Barron 5% |
| Mason-Dixon | October 12–15, 2020 | 625 (LV) | ± 4% | Mitch McConnell 51% · Amy McGrath 42% · Brad Barron 4% |
| Morning Consult | September 11–20, 2020 | 746 (LV) | ± (2% – 7%) | Mitch McConnell 52% · Amy McGrath 37% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky (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: AMY MCGRATH FOR SENATE, 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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