Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, KY-02

S. Brett Brett Guthrie

RepublicanIncumbentFEC H8KY02031VM-DP8-G9NQ

62.8%Won by 27.7 points

Over: Megan Wingfield (Democratic), 35.1%
Votes: 145,139 (64,027 ahead)
Called: First seen here 12:15 AM ET
Term begins: January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +23.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

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Born: February 18, 1964 (age 62)
Education: Not on file
Occupation: Not on file
In Congress: 9 House terms, since January 6, 2009

Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

S. Brett Brett Guthrie, photo — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The race

U.S. House, KY-02. Won with 62.8%, 27.7 points ahead over Megan Wingfield.

S. Brett Guthrie Republican · winner62.8%
Megan Wingfield Democratic35.1%
Thomas A. Loecken Independent2.1%

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call: Republican (R +23.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result: R +27.7
Difference: 4.4 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$5,986,647total raised (2026 cycle)

$4,905,596total spent (2026 cycle)

$1,447,296cash on hand (2026 cycle)

Source: Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-10-14 · as reported to the FEC; filings can be amended

Top donors and industries

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Record

Committee assignments

House Committee on Energy and CommerceChair

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and votes

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Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website: brettguthrie.com official
Office phone: 202-225-3501
Washington office: 2161 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1702
Campaign email: guthrieassistance@mail.house.gov · source
Social: X / Twitter
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Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 12:15 AM ET
2024U.S. House, KY-02 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
2022U.S. House, KY-02 · General · won · 170,487 votes (71.9%) Vugol.Me record
2020U.S. House, KY-02 · General · won · 255,735 votes (71.0%) Vugol.Me record
2018U.S. House, KY-02 · General · won · 171,700 votes (66.7%) Vugol.Me record

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

All sources

Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky&oldid=1384845425
Call time: First seen here 12:15 AM ET
Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8KY02031/
Name re-derived from FEC filing
photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brett_Guthrie_(5144065716).jpg
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