Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Stephen Bradley Barron

Party
Libertarian
Running for
U.S. Senate · Kentucky
Filing address
Bowling Green, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BARRON, STEPHEN BRADLEY
Next election
Primary June 23, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Kentucky with the whole state highlighted

Kentucky

LibertarianU.S. Senate · KentuckyChallengerLost the general election (4%)

FEC candidate ID S0KY00396 · Principal campaign committee: BRAD BARRON FOR US SENATE

Total raised$126,595.02
Total spent$115,857.43
Cash on hand$12,811.57
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: $124,845.67Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,749.35
  • Individual contributions$124,845.6799%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,749.351%

Self-funding: $1,749.35 (1% of money raised): $1,749.35 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Stephen Bradley Barron$2,216,224.44
  • Independent expenditures opposing Stephen Bradley Barron$0.00

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.

The race

Kentucky U.S. Senate, 2020 · 13 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Stephen Bradley Barron (L)$126,595.02$12,811.572020-12-31
Amy McGrath (D)$96,331,682.31$3,389,583.302020-12-31
Mitch McConnell (R)$68,094,902.86$6,811,701.292020-12-31
Michael George Broihier (D)$620,196.93$0.002020-10-04
Mary Ann Tobin (D)$317,837.50$814.622020-12-31
Clinton Wesley Morgan (R)$288,018.08$0.002020-11-23
Naren James (R)$50,070.00$0.002020-09-30
Matt Jones (D)$49,894.53$0.002020-04-13
Maggie Jo Hilliard (D)$8,155.26$0.002020-07-15
Maggie Jo Hilliard (D)$8,155.26$0.002020-07-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
SwayableOctober 23 – November 1, 2020365 (LV)± 7.9%Mitch McConnell 49% · Amy McGrath 46% · Brad Barron 5%
Morning ConsultOctober 22–31, 2020911 (LV)± 3%Mitch McConnell 51% · Amy McGrath 40%
Bluegrass Community & Technical CollegeOctober 12–28, 2020250 (RV)–Mitch McConnell 50% · Amy McGrath 40%
CygnalOctober 19–20, 2020640 (LV)± 3.9%Mitch McConnell 50% · Amy McGrath 40% · Brad Barron 5%
Mason-DixonOctober 12–15, 2020625 (LV)± 4%Mitch McConnell 51% · Amy McGrath 42% · Brad Barron 4%
Morning ConsultSeptember 11–20, 2020746 (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: BRAD BARRON FOR US SENATE.
  • 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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