Kentucky Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Comer studied agriculture at Western Kentucky University, graduating in 1993, and became a farmer after taking out a loan to buy his first farm, per the campaign site. He served six terms in the Kentucky House, then as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture starting in 2011, before his election to the U.S. House in 2016, per the campaign site. He now chairs the House Oversight Committee and grew up in rural Monroe County, Kentucky, per the campaign site.

John "Drew" Williams is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District. A lifelong resident of Marshall County, he graduated from Murray State University in 2016 with a degree in history and a minor in biology, and has spent nearly two decades working in family-owned businesses building docks and marinas across five states, according to WPSD Local 6.

Megan Wingfield is a mechanic and caregiver from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who graduated from Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College with a degree in automotive technology, according to her campaign site. She describes building her career solving problems with her hands and volunteering as a community activist.

Morgan McGarvey is the Democratic incumbent representing Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, which covers Louisville, and is the only Democrat in Kentucky's U.S. House delegation, according to his official House website. His office says it has secured more than $245 million in federal grants for the Louisville community.

Maria Teresa Rodriguez is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. She is a business owner and trauma nurse living in Louisville, according to the Kentucky Lantern's primary voter guide, and her campaign site says she came to the United States after experiencing political persecution.

Ed Gallrein is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, he is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer who served three decades in the Navy before returning home to continue his family's farming operation, according to his campaign site.

Melissa Claire Strange is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A lifelong Kentuckian now living in Erlanger, she has worked for nearly 30 years as a supply chain director for a global nutrition and agribusiness company, according to Spectrum News 1. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Todd grew up in a working-class Southern family; his father drove a truck and his mother worked as a billing clerk, per the campaign site. He built a business career leading teams ranging from a handful of employees to organizations of more than 300 people, per the campaign site. He is running as the Libertarian candidate for Kentucky's 4th District, per the campaign site.

Ned Pillersdorf is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District. A Prestonsburg attorney with a poverty-focused law practice of 44 years, he holds degrees from Vanderbilt University and the McGeorge School of Law, according to his campaign site and the Kentucky Lantern's voter guide.

Gerardo Serrano works as a farmer, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup, and has run for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District in several previous election cycles before filing as an independent for 2026. The campaign site quotes Serrano saying the two-party system was left behind because neither party puts ordinary Americans first, and that Congress, not the executive branch alone, must authorize military action. Serrano has been endorsed by the advocacy group Take Back Kentucky for the 5th District race.

Mikel Wein works as an archaeologist, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup. Wein has deep family roots in Letcher County, Kentucky, living on land the family has held on the mother's side since the mid-1800s, per the campaign site. Wein is running as an independent for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District on a platform that includes a proposed 'Resilient Community Corps' to help eastern Kentucky communities recover from flooding and economic decline, along with support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025, according to the campaign site.

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.

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.

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.

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.