Open (Mullin became DHS Secretary; appointee Armstrong barred from running)
About this race
No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. It’s considered a safe Republican seat. Kevin Hern, a Republican, has taken $161,564 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in Oklahoma
Major issues facing Oklahoma, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Inflation and cost of living — Inflation leads voter concerns as SNAP enrollment falls and diesel prices hit record highs.
Immigration and border security — Border security ranks high for voters as detention conditions and enforcement draw scrutiny.
Teacher shortage — Schools lack hundreds of teachers, and emergency certifications now cover nearly half of new hires.
Public safety and jails — Oklahoma County voters weigh a sales tax for a new jail and mental health facility this November.
Property taxes and ballot measures — Voters face November questions on property tax limits and changes to judicial selection.
Candidates & funding
Kevin Hern RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $161,564FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026 (House campaign). Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$9,953,579 raised · $7,461,669 spent · $2,491,910 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Border security, tax cuts, balanced budget, congressional term limits, veterans and military
FEC campaign finance data through Aug 5, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Kevin Hern R
N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas D
Raised
$10M
$57K
Individuals
$1.1M11%
$56K99%
PACs & parties
$762K8%
$0
Self-funded
$5M51%
$0
Other
$3M30%
$7391%
AIPAC-linked*
$162K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Kevin Hern673 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$10.0M
Campaign spent$7.5M
Cash on hand$2.5M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals11%
PACs / committees8%
Self-funding51%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Party committee$62K
Individual$22K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$13K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 673 donors. The other 623 gave $1.2M combined.
Plus $96K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.