Democrat Rocky Adkins raised more than $1.75 million in the first fundraising quarter of his campaign for Kentucky governor, with donations from more than 1,500 people between July and the end of September, according to his campaign and state finance records. Adkins, a former state representative from Eastern Kentucky and senior adviser to Gov. Andy Beshear, entered the race in late July. He said in a statement that his campaign represents “the folks in every corner of Kentucky who keep this commonwealth running.” A review of the disclosures shows the largest single cluster came from people connected to The Red Mile, a Lexington harness-racing track and gambling hall. Eighteen donors associated with the venue gave the maximum $3,500 each, for a combined $63,000. Nine are members of the Antonacci family, which owns part of The Red Mile and has been a major donor to Kentucky candidates, including Beshear. The filings also list $40,500 from University of Kentucky trustees and their immediate family members. Todd Case, a trustee from Louisa, his relatives and an employee of his trucking company contributed a combined $17,500. Six other trustees are listed as donors. People affiliated with health care and technology businesses also contributed. The family of Frank Lassiter, a former state health cabinet official and co-founder of consulting firm HealthTech Solutions, and others connected to the company gave a combined $21,000. Kinetik CEO Sufian Chowdhury, seven other company employees and their relatives contributed $28,000. Employees and officials of Pikeville Medical Center gave $31,500 combined, while Appalachian Regional Healthcare employees contributed at least $23,000. Ten officials of five highway-construction companies each gave $3,500, totaling $35,000. The companies are at least partly headed by Lexington businessman Steve Lawson, who is not listed as a donor. Several prominent Democratic figures also appear in the report. Former Gov. Paul Patton gave $1,000, former Lt. Gov. Steve Henry gave $3,000, former House Speaker Greg Stumbo gave $3,500, and University of Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari gave $3,500. Former state representative and Kentucky Democratic Party chair Jerry Lundergan gave $3,500. Seven members of his immediate family also donated, bringing the family’s combined contributions to $28,000. Lundergan was convicted of helping conceal illegal corporate contributions to his daughter Allison Lundergan Grimes’ 2014 U.S. Senate campaign; President Joe Biden pardoned him in 2025. The state’s online campaign-finance registry made Adkins’ report available Thursday morning. The disclosures show the amounts and reported donor affiliations, but do not establish that contributions were coordinated or that donors received special treatment. Beshear, who has won two terms, cannot run again in 2027 because of term limits. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is also seeking the Democratic nomination. Her updated finance report was not available online Friday morning; her campaign had previously reported raising about $303,000 from late April through June. No prominent Republican had formally launched a gubernatorial campaign at the time of the report. U.S. Rep. James Comer, a Republican, has said he plans to make an announcement about the governor’s race after the November election.