Candidate profile: Kevin Hern in Oklahoma’s 1st District

Race overview

Kevin Hern is the Republican incumbent running in Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District during the 2026 election cycle. The race includes 16 candidates: 12 Republicans, three Democrats and one independent. The general election is Nov. 3, 2026.

Hern’s campaign reports raising $2,512,712.29 and spending $3,661,378.27. His incumbent status distinguishes his background in the field, but no documented policy positions are listed for him or any of the other candidates.

The candidate field

Each candidate’s party and campaign finance totals are listed below. Cash-on-hand figures are not listed for any campaign.

• Dennis Baker, Democrat: The campaign reports $10,640 raised and $47,240 spent.
• Nathaniel Allen Butterfield, Republican: The campaign reports $1,689,371.61 raised and $1,677,489.73 spent.
• Jed Cochran, Republican: The campaign reports $177,211.71 raised and $176,080.50 spent.
• John Thomas Croisant, Democrat: The campaign reports $141,971.56 raised and $105,392.97 spent.
• Kim David, Republican: The campaign reports $200,154.83 raised and $148,322.08 spent.
• Ronald Mr. II Durbin, Republican: The campaign reports $0 raised and $0 spent.
• Courtney Gill, Republican: The campaign reports $15,706 raised and $14,928.58 spent.
• Kevin Hern, Republican incumbent: The campaign reports $2,512,712.29 raised and $3,661,378.27 spent.
• Jackson Lahmeyer, Republican: The campaign reports $415,913.80 raised and $405,172.02 spent.
• Ryan MR Parschauer, independent: The campaign reports $0 raised and $0 spent.
• Dan Rooney, Republican: The campaign reports $688,753.44 raised and $535,354.35 spent.
• Paul Royse, Republican: The campaign reports $0 raised and $0 spent.
• Jackson Stallings, Republican: The campaign reports $52,910.38 raised and $52,910.38 spent.
• Mark Tedford, Republican: The campaign reports $1,763,829.68 raised and $1,590,094.59 spent.
• Erica Watkins, Democrat: The campaign reports $13,892.84 raised and $13,014.85 spent.
• Todd Woods, Republican: The campaign reports $153,800 raised and $153,669.94 spent.

Campaign money and policy positions

Campaign finance totals measure money raised and spent by each campaign. They do not show how a candidate stands on public issues, and they should not be read as a measure of voter support. Spending can also exceed the amount listed as raised, as it does for Hern and Baker.

No documented policy positions are listed for any candidate in this race. That includes Hern, Baker, Butterfield, Cochran, Croisant, David, Durbin, Gill, Lahmeyer, Parschauer, Rooney, Royse, Stallings, Tedford, Watkins and Woods. Party labels identify political affiliation but do not establish a candidate’s position on a specific issue.

The election ahead

The listed general election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Before voting, voters can monitor changes to the candidate field, future campaign finance totals and any documented policy positions released during the election cycle.

The race is contested, meaning Hern is not running without opposition. The field contains candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties as well as an independent candidate. The campaign finance figures may change as campaigns raise and spend additional money before the election.