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Elections · U.S. House · Kentucky

Kentucky House race, District 3

Morgan McGarvey holds this seat and is running to keep it against Maria Rodriguez.

The November ballot

McGarvey
$1.6M
Rodriguez
$38K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.

The seat

Morgan McGarvey

Democrat · Holds the seat now

24
Trades disclosed
$217K
Estimated volume
Cosponsored a bill that would ban it

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Kentucky

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 29 days before the election.

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How they won the primary

Republican primary

The primary · 32,868 votes

  • Maria Teresa RodriguezWon48.2%15,855
  • David Joseph Nichter20.7%6,807
  • Daniel Cobble17.9%5,893
  • Donald Pay13.1%4,313

Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

3 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

How this seat voted last time

D+24 in 2024

  • Morgan McGarveyWon61.9%
  • Mike Craven38%

327,864 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

The district

Census context
People
749K
Median household income
$68K
Unemployment
5.3%
Living below the poverty line
14.8%
Without health insurance
5.8%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

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Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.