Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, KY-06
Zach Dembo
- Over
- Ralph Alvarado (Republican), 43.3%
- Votes
- 138,777 (24,747 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 11:55 PM 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 Democrat (D +10.6, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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The race
U.S. House, KY-06. Won with 52.6%, 9.4 points ahead over Ralph Alvarado.
- Zach Dembo Democratic · winner52.6%
- Ralph Alvarado Republican43.3%
- Jay J. Bowman Independent2.5%
- Pete Lynch Kentucky1.5%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +10.6, from verified polls)
- Result
- D +9.4
- Difference
- 1.2 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS. Covers June 13, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
12.4% of the $2,900,487 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)11.2%$358,616
- Individuals, itemized79.3%$2,541,871
- Other political committees (PACs)8.0%$255,739
- The candidate (own money and loans)0.1%$3,665
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.4%$45,571
Employers donors listed
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$18,85028 contributions
- TACHAU MEEK PLC$16,0006 contributions
- MCCARTHY STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS$7,5003 contributions
- 21C MUSEUM HOTEL$7,0002 contributions
- ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- ARBELLA CAPITAL$7,0002 contributions
- CRESSEY & COMPANY$7,0002 contributions
- DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS$7,0002 contributions
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA$7,0002 contributions
- ELHAPA FOUNDATION$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 90ee4d2e99eb
Industries
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Record
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Contact and links
- Website
- zachdembo.com official
- Campaign email
- info@zachdembo.com · source
- Social
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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 11:55 PM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KY06184/
- photo_curated https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zach_Dembo.jpg
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