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Elections · U.S. House · Kentucky

Kentucky House race, District 5

Hal Rogers holds this seat and is running to keep it against Ned Pillersdorf.

The November ballot

Rogers
$850K
Pillersdorf
$182K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

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

The seat

Hal Rogers

Republican · Holds the seat now

2
Trades disclosed
$41K
Estimated volume
Has not 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 · 105,325 votes

  • Hal RogersWon77.4%81,554
  • Kevin Smith11.7%12,312
  • Benjamin Hurley5.3%5,537
  • Brandon R. Monhollon3.3%3,458
  • Jerry Lee Shelton2.3%2,464

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

<1%$1.1KSmall donors$30K16%
47%$402KLarge donors$89K49%
37%$314KPACs$250<1%
--Self-funding$63K34%
16%$132KOther--

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

8 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.

The district

Census context
People
743K
Median household income
$46K
Unemployment
5.9%
Living below the poverty line
24.8%
Without health insurance
5.6%

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

How this seat voted last time

Unopposed in 2024

  • Harold RogersWon100%

261,407 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.

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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.