Zach Dembo, a Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives, aims to replace Andy Barr.
Zach Dembo, a Democrat running to replace Andy Barr in the U.S. House of Representatives, served as a federal prosecutor before resigning for President Trump.
Kentucky voters made their choice.
The Bluegrass State held a series of primaries for U.S. House and Senate races to determine voters for November’s midterm elections. The campaign will take place over a packed month as President Donald Trump launches an aggressive effort to defeat his Republican critics and replace them with those aligned with his policies.
Here are some of the key results you need to know ahead of November’s midterm elections, based on poll numbers from The Associated Press and CNN.
Kentucky House Results
Kentuckians will choose six candidates to head to Washington this fall. The state currently has one Democratic Representative, Morgan McGarvey, in the 3rd District, but all the others are Republicans.
The key race was in the 4th District, where incumbent Republican Rep. Thomas Massie was unable to defend his seat after falling out with Trump on key issues. Massey lost by more than 9 points with 97% of the votes counted. Massie’s campaign, like other high-profile 2026 Republican primaries, centered on Trump’s top priority in the party: purging those who oppose him. Ed Galine will face Democrat Melissa Strange for the House seat in November.
Ralph Alvarado won the Republican nomination for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, which has been vacated by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, who is running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Senate. Alvarado won by 30 points with an estimated vote count of 93%. The Democrat on the ballot was Zach Dembo, who won a crowded race by 7 points with 93% of votes counted.
The candidates to vote in November are as follows.
District 1
- republican party: Incumbent Congressman James Comer won with 88% of the vote (estimated at 94% vote count).
- Democratic Party: John “Drew” Williams won by hand.
district 2
- republican party: Incumbent Brett Guthrie won with 85.4% of the vote (estimated to be 99% of votes counted).
- Democratic Party: Megan Wingfield won with 40.7% of the votes (estimated at 99% vote count).
district 3
- republican party: Maria Rodriguez won with 48.2% of the vote (estimated at 99% vote count).
- Democratic Party: Incumbent Morgan McGarvey won uncontested.
District 4
- republican party: Ed Gallane won with 54.8% of the vote (estimated at 97% vote count).
- Democratic Party: Melissa Strange won with 72.7% of the votes (estimated to be 97%).
5th ward
- republican party: Incumbent Congressman Hal Rogers won with 77.1% of the vote (estimated to be 92% of votes counted).
- Democratic Party: Ned Pillersdorf won by hand.
district 6
- republican party: Ralph Alvarado won with 56.6% of the vote (estimated at 93% vote count).
- Democratic Party: Zach Dembo won with 39.1% of the vote (estimated at 93% vote count).
Kentucky Senate Results
Kentucky will elect one senator to head to Capitol Hill to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is retiring in November. Sen. Rand Paul will not be up for re-election until 2028. The following will take part in the vote:
- republican party: Andy Barr won with 60.4% of the vote (estimated to be 96% of votes counted).
- Democratic Party: Charles Booker won with 46.9% of the vote (estimated to be 96% of votes counted).
