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2026 candidates we're tracking in KY-6
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Ralph Alvarado
Republican
Ralph Alvarado is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's open 6th Congressional District seat. A physician with nearly three decades of experience treating patients across Central Kentucky, he previously served as a Kentucky state senator and later as Tennessee's Commissioner of Health, according to his campaign site and Kentucky Lantern reporting.
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Jay J Bowman
Independent
Bowman is a small business owner and entrepreneur who has spent about four decades in self-employment, working in fields including construction and AI-based electronics and pest-control systems, per the campaign site. He grew up in Michigan and Utah before settling in Lexington, Kentucky in the early 1990s, per the campaign site. He is running as an independent for Kentucky's 6th District, per the campaign site.
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Zach Dembo
Democratic
Zach Dembo is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's open 6th Congressional District seat. A Navy veteran and former teacher raised in Lexington, he later worked as a federal prosecutor in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and served as policy advisor and legislative director for Gov. Andy Beshear, according to Kentucky Lantern reporting.
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Pete Lynch
Kentucky Party
Pete Lynch is an independent candidate for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District running with the support of The Kentucky Party. He holds a Ph.D. in American politics and has taught at the University of Kentucky, Centre College, and Eastern Kentucky University, according to his campaign site.
About this race
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Kentucky primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.