Kentucky 2026 Primary Elections

★ U.S. Senate Safe R

Incumbent: R Mitch McConnell Open Seat

Democrat

Amy McGrath $2,373,625 raised

Charles Booker Nominee $1,099,509 raised

Dale Lewis Romans $838,360 raised

Logan Forsythe $46,938 raised

Pamela Stevenson $311,392 raised

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Christopher Todd Campbell $0 raised

Republican

Andy Barr Nominee $9,981,055 raised

Daniel Cameron $2,254,283 raised

Michael James Faris $61,530 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held May 19, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Charles Booker ✓	155,577	46.8%
Amy McGrath	119,296	35.9%
Pamela Stevenson	20,610	6.2%
Dale Lewis Romans	13,696	4.1%
Logan Forsythe	9,648	2.9%
Vincent Anthony Thompson	6,962	2.1%
Joshua Blanton Sr.	6,948	2.1%

Republican Primary

Held May 19, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Andy Barr ✓	283,833	60.5%
Daniel Cameron	144,592	30.8%
Michael James Faris	11,219	2.4%
George Washington	7,190	1.5%
Valerie "Dr Val" Fredrick	5,267	1.1%
Anissa Catlett	4,892	1.0%
James D. Duncan	3,773	0.8%
Jonathan M. Holliday	3,757	0.8%
A. Nick Shelley	2,771	0.6%
Other Donald Wenzel	1,014	0.2%
Jimmy I. Leon	864	0.2%

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★ U.S. House 6 districts

KY-01 District 1 Safe R R James Comer

John Andrew Williams (D) ✓ James R. Comer (R) ^* ✓

Republican · May 19 James R. Comer 77,505 88.1% ✓ David Sims 5,050 5.7% Robert James Sutherby 2,761 3.1% Penny Arcos 2,640 3.0%

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KY-02 District 2 Safe R R Brett Guthrie

Hank Linderman (D) Megan Wingfield (D) ✓ William Dakota Compton (D) S. Brett Guthrie (R) ^* ✓ G. "Shay" Perry-Adelmann (R) Joshua M. Ferguson (R)

Democratic · May 19 Megan Wingfield 16,330 40.7% ✓ Hank Linderman 8,401 20.9% David S. Hatfield 8,254 20.6% William Dakota Compton 7,126 17.8%

Republican · May 19 S. Brett Guthrie 65,176 85.4% ✓ Joshua M. Ferguson 7,187 9.4% G. "Shay" Perry-Adelmann 3,963 5.2%

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KY-03 District 3 Safe D D Morgan McGarvey

Morgan McGarvey (D) ^* ✓ Maria Teresa Rodriguez (R) ✓

Republican · May 19 Maria Teresa Rodriguez 15,855 48.2% ✓ David Joseph Nichter 6,807 20.7% Daniel Cobble 5,893 17.9% Donald Pay 4,313 13.1%

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KY-04 District 4 Safe R R Thomas Massie

Jesse Russell Brewer (D) Melissa Claire Strange (D) ✓ Monica Dean (D) Jeremy Ryan Todd (L) Thomas H. Massie (R) ^* Ed Gallrein (R) ✓ Robert Stacy Wells (R) Robert Wells (R)

Democratic · May 19 Melissa Claire Strange 30,108 72.4% ✓ Jesse Russell Brewer 11,461 27.6%

Republican · May 19 Ed Gallrein 57,822 54.9% ✓ Thomas Massie 47,539 45.1%

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KY-05 District 5 Safe R R Hal Rogers

Ned Pillersdorf (D) ✓ Hal Rogers (R) ^* ✓ Kevin Smith (R)

Republican · May 19 Hal Rogers 81,554 77.4% ✓ Kevin Smith 12,312 11.7% Benjamin Hurley 5,537 5.3% Brandon R. Monhollon 3,458 3.3% Jerry Lee Shelton 2,464 2.3%

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KY-06 District 6 Safe R R Andy Barr Open

Cherlynn Stevenson (D) David Kloiber (D) Erin Petrey (D) Zach Dembo (D) ✓ Bowman J Jay (O) Adam Perez Arquette (R) Deanna Gordon (R) Gregory George Plucinski (R) Ralph A Alvarado (R) ✓ Ryan Dotson (R)

Democratic · May 19 Zach Dembo 26,858 39.6% ✓ Cherlynn Stevenson 21,312 31.5% Erin Petrey 10,703 15.8% David Kloiber 3,041 4.5% Corey Edwards 2,952 4.4% Harvey Carroll Jr. 1,958 2.9% Jimmy Clifton Ausbrooks 940 1.4%

Republican · May 19 Ralph Alvarado 36,217 56.5% ✓ Ryan Dotson 16,897 26.4% Gregory George Plucinski 5,670 8.8% Steve Shannon 3,980 6.2% Adam Perez Arquette 1,332 2.1%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
House · Republican primary	Big Data Poll (R)	2026-05-18	587 LV	Ed Gallrein 50% · Thomas Massie 50%
House · Republican primary	Big Data Poll (R)	2026-05-17	555 LV	Ed Gallrein 50% · Thomas Massie 50%
House · Republican primary	Grayhouse (R)	2026-05-17	435 LV	Ed Gallrein 51% · Thomas Massie 44% · Unsure 5%
House · Republican primary	Big Data Poll (R)	2026-05-16	510 LV	Thomas Massie 51% · Ed Gallrein 49%
House · Republican primary	SoCal Strategies (R) partisan·R	2026-05-16	450 LV	Ed Gallrein 49% · Thomas Massie 42% · Unsure 9%
House · Republican primary	Neighborhood Research and Media (R)	2026-05-15	291 LV	Thomas Massie 39% · Ed Gallrein 39% · Unsure 22%
House · Republican primary	Big Data Poll (R)	2026-05-14	518 LV	Thomas Massie 51% · Ed Gallrein 49%
House · Republican primary	Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R	2026-05-12	908 LV	Ed Gallrein 53% · Thomas Massie 45% · Unsure 2%
Senate · Republican primary	UpONE Insights (R)	2026-05-11	600 LV	Andy Barr 46% · Daniel Cameron 27% · Nate Morris 8% · Unsure 16%
House · Republican primary	1892 Polling (R)	2026-05-07	400 LV	Ralph Alvarado 38% · Ryan Dotson 15% · Greg Plucinski 8% · Steve Shannon 3% · Unsure 35%
Senate · Republican primary	Public Opinion Strategies (R) partisan·R	2026-05-05	600 LV	Andy Barr 43% · Daniel Cameron 24% · Nate Morris 9% · Unsure 19%
Senate · Republican primary	UpONE Insights (R)	2026-04-20	— LV	Andy Barr 33% · Daniel Cameron 32% · Nate Morris 13% · Unsure 17%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.