2026 general election
Kentucky 6th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retired to run for U. S. Senate. Democratic gain.
$20M was spent on the 2026 Kentucky 6th District race: $5.5M raised by the campaigns, $749K of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Zach Dembo (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$20M
Raised by campaigns
$5.5M
PAC checks
$749K
Outside money
$14M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Zach DemboDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.2M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- From individuals
- $2.9M
- From PACs
- $256K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $1.5M
- Outside money against
- $3.9M
Who paid: 8% of Dembo's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $47K (41%)Membership $8K (7%)Union $18K (15%)Super PAC $20K (17%)Other $23K (20%)
- Votevets Super PAC$10K
- In This Together PAC Super PAC$5K
- Clark Leadership PAC$5K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$5K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$5K
- Forward Together PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Kaine Leadership PAC$5K
- Innovation for Good PAC Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $2.5M attacking
- Kentuckians Not Corruption · $742K supporting
- Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. · $654K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $500K attacking
- Servant-Leader Fund, Inc. · $268K supporting
Ralph AlvaradoRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.3M
- Spent
- $2.1M
- From individuals
- $1.6M
- From PACs
- $493K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $57K
- Outside money for
- $3.9M
- Outside money against
- $4.5M
Who paid: 21% of Alvarado's money came from PACs
Corporate $36K (10%)Trade group $82K (22%)Leadership PAC $77K (21%)Membership $62K (17%)Super PAC $15K (4%)Party $5K (1%)Other $90K (25%)
- Norpac Other$19K
- Lifepoint Corporate Services, General Partnership (Lcsgp) and Facilities Which Are Subsidiaries of Lifepoint Health (Collectively Lifepoint) Corporate$10K
- American Medical Association Other$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$10K
- American Revival PAC Other$10K
- Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $2.6M supporting
- House Majority PAC · $1.6M attacking
- Kentuckians Not Corruption · $1.6M attacking
- In This Together PAC · $600K attacking
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committee · $452K supporting
Jay BowmanIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $19K
- Spent
- $18K
- From individuals
- $6K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $13K
- Outside money for
- $191K
- Outside money against
- $52K
Biggest outside spenders
- Our Heritage Matters · $191K supporting
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $52K attacking
Pete LynchIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $0
- Spent
- $0
- From individuals
- $0
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $52K
Biggest outside spenders
- No Going Back PAC Inc. · $52K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Kentucky 6th District race?
- $20M was spent on the 2026 Kentucky 6th District race: $5.5M raised by the campaigns, $749K of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Zach Dembo (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Kentucky 6th District race?
- Ralph Alvarado (Republican) raised $2.3M and had $3.9M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Kentucky 6th District race?
- No Going Back PAC Inc. ($5.2M), Kentuckians Not Corruption ($2.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.6M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Kentucky 6th District race?
- Norpac gave $19K to Ralph Alvarado; Votevets gave $10K to Zach Dembo; Lifepoint Health PAC - the PAC of Lifepoint Corporate Services, General Partnership (Lcsgp) and Facilities Which Are Subsidiaries of Lifepoint Health (Collectively Lifepoint) gave $10K to Ralph Alvarado.