Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) has raised approximately $10.8 million for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat, compared with $107,000 raised by Democratic nominee N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas. Hern's reported receipts are approximately 101 times Thomas's in a race rated Solid Republican. ​

Hern also holds a substantial cash advantage. As of Sept. 30, his campaign reported approximately $2.77 million on hand with no outstanding debt, compared with Thomas's $27,221 in cash and no debt. Thomas had less than 1% as much cash available as Hern.

Hern's fundraising includes substantial personal financing and transfers from other authorized committees. Federal Election Commission records show he received $5.05 million in candidate loans and approximately $2.97 million in transfers through June 30. The campaign subsequently repaid the $5.05 million in loans.

The candidates' reported donor occupations also differ. CEOs contributed approximately $106,000 to Hern, followed by business owners at $41,000, executives at $38,000 and consultants at $33,000. Thomas's largest reported occupational groups were lawyers at $4,000, managers at $3,000, accountants at $1,000, and sales workers at $1,000.

Retired and not-employed contributors accounted for approximately $158,000, or 16%, of Hern's reported occupation-classified individual donations, compared with $23,000, or 54%, of Thomas's. According to the supplied figures, political committee contributions and transfers accounted for approximately 35% of Hern's receipts, compared with none for Thomas.

Hern's reported receipts substantially exceed Thomas's, although nearly half of his earlier campaign receipts came from a candidate loan that was subsequently repaid. Outside spending has also benefited Hern. A race-level compilation identified approximately $214,588 in independent expenditures supporting him during the general-election period through Oct. 17, with no comparable spending supporting Thomas. The disparity in fundraising and cash leaves Thomas with substantially fewer campaign resources entering the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election.

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