Kevin Hern
RIncumbentFEC H8OK01157
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Raised this cycle$2.5M
Cash on hand: $207K
All Oklahoma races
2026 race
OK-01 — U.S. House
11 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Kevin Hern.
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Republican primary · Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
No candidate won a majority — the top two advanced to a runoff: Mark Tedford and Jackson Lahmeyer.
- RMark TedfordAdvanced to runoff32.0%
- RJackson LahmeyerAdvanced to runoff26.0%
Currently held by
Kevin Hern (R) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.
Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$5.1M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Nathaniel Allen Butterfield
RChallengerFEC H6OK01276
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Raised this cycle$1.0M
Cash on hand: $56K
Mark Tedford
RChallengerFEC H6OK01235
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Raised this cycle$746K
Cash on hand: $696K
Jackson Lahmeyer
RChallengerFEC H6OK01284
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Raised this cycle$350K
Cash on hand: $186K
Jed Cochran
RChallengerFEC H6OK01292
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Raised this cycle$149K
Cash on hand: $35K
Kim David
RChallengerFEC H6OK01250
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Raised this cycle$133K
Cash on hand: $131K
John Thomas Croisant
DChallengerFEC H6OK01201
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Raised this cycle$100K
Cash on hand: $36K
Jackson Stallings
RChallengerFEC H6OK01268
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Raised this cycle$44K
Cash on hand: $43K
Erica Watkins
DChallengerFEC H6OK01227
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Raised this cycle$13K
Cash on hand: $440
Courtney Gill
RChallengerFEC H6OK01243
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Raised this cycle$13K
Cash on hand: $4K
Dennis Baker
DChallengerFEC H4OK01107
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Raised this cycle$8K
Cash on hand: $131K
Local signal
Early read on OK-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · leans positive
Recent news coverage of Kevin Hern over the last 90 days.
3 positive12 neutral1 negative
16 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$5.1M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$5.1M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Hern(R)incumbent | $2.5M | — | — | $2.5M |
Nathaniel Allen Butterfield(R) | $1.0M | — | — | $1.0M |
Mark Tedford(R) | $746K | — | — | $746K |
Jackson Lahmeyer(R) | $350K | — | — | $350K |
Jed Cochran(R) | $149K | — | — | $149K |
Kim David(R) | $133K | — | — | $133K |
John Thomas Croisant(D) | $100K | — | — | $100K |
Jackson Stallings(R) | $44K | — | — | $44K |
Erica Watkins(D) | $13K | — | — | $13K |
Courtney Gill(R) | $13K | — | — | $13K |
Dennis Baker(D) | $8K | — | — | $8K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside OK versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Kevin Hern(R)23% in-state · $993K itemized
$225K in-state$769K out-of-state
Nathaniel Allen Butterfield(R)100% in-state · $4K itemized
$4K in-state$0 out-of-state
Mark Tedford(R)99% in-state · $137K itemized
$136K in-state$1K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Recent coverage
In the news
Mark Tedford
- Trump switches support in Oklahoma congressional race as formerly endorsed pastor candidate suspends campaignFox NewsJun 18
- Jackson lahmeyer withdraw oklahoma house raceCNNJun 17
- Jackson lahmeyer withdraw oklahoma house raceCNNJun 17
- House candidate who started Pastors for Trump drops out of race after text messaging scandalCBS NewsJun 17
Jackson Lahmeyer
- Trump switches support in Oklahoma congressional race as formerly endorsed pastor candidate suspends campaignFox NewsJun 18
- Jackson lahmeyer withdraw oklahoma house raceCNNJun 17
- Jackson lahmeyer withdraw oklahoma house raceCNNJun 17
- House candidate who started Pastors for Trump drops out of race after text messaging scandalCBS NewsJun 17
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.