The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Open seat
No sitting member is on file for this seat.
How to vote in Kentucky
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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How they won the primary
The primary · 67,764 votes
- Zach DemboWon39.6%26,858
- Cherlynn Stevenson31.5%21,312
- Erin Petrey15.8%10,703
- David Kloiber4.5%3,041
- Corey Edwards4.4%2,952
2 more candidates on the full canvass.
The primary · 64,096 votes
- Ralph AlvaradoWon56.5%36,217
- Ryan Dotson26.4%16,897
- Gregory George Plucinski8.8%5,670
- Steve Shannon6.2%3,980
- Adam Perez Arquette (withdrawn)2.1%1,332
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.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $11M
- Outside money
- $7.8M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
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.
Who is spending on this race
The 8 groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
13 filed- Garland BarrRepublican-
- Adam ArquetteRepublican$5M
- Ryan DotsonRepublican$568K
- Deanna GordonRepublican$372K
- David KloiberDemocrat$201K
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
- 762K
- Median household income
- $68K
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 14.5%
- Without health insurance
- 6.3%
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
R+26 in 2024
- Andy BarrWon63%
- Randy Cravens37%
352,638 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.
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.