Kentucky U.S. House, district 6 · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Ralph A. Alvarado

Raised: $2,187,944
From individuals: $1,544,536
From PACs and other committees: $458,802
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $57,245
Cash on hand: $359,533
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,663,181 to support and $1,960,806 to oppose.

NO GOING BACK PAC INC.for $1.2M
KENTUCKIANS NOT CORRUPTIONagainst $937K
IN THIS TOGETHER PACagainst $500K
HMPagainst $284K
VOTEVETSagainst $210K
PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEfor $205K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

88 committees reported giving $348,201 in all.

NORPAC$19,160
LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT)$10,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Independent / no party

Jay Bowman

Raised: $16,863
From individuals: $4,818
From PACs and other committees: $0
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $12,045
Cash on hand: $592
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Zach Dembo

Raised: $1,466,530
From individuals: $1,402,030
From PACs and other committees: $58,150
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $3,665
Cash on hand: $491,275
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,117,247 to support and $1,354,752 to oppose.

NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $1.2M
KENTUCKIANS NOT CORRUPTIONfor $703K
VOTEVETSfor $234K
AB PACfor $65K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTfor $63K
MAGA INC.against $59K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

39 committees reported giving $112,800 in all.

VOTEVETS$10,000
IN THIS TOGETHER PAC$5,000
FAIR SHOT PAC$5,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$5,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$5,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$5,000
INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC$5,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$5,000

Other party

Pete Lynch

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)

Ralph A. Alvarado	Republican	$2,187,944	$359,533	$1,663,181	$1,960,806
Jay Bowman	Independent / no party	$16,863	$592	$0	$0
Zach Dembo	Democrat	$1,466,530	$491,275	$1,117,247	$1,354,752

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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