2026 · KY-06 · 73% Ralph Alvarado in the markets

The money in KY-06

Zach Dembo (D) has raised $1.5M and has $491K left; Ralph Alvarado (R) has raised $1.5M and has $398K left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $2.6M on the race.

The nominees

Zach Dembo

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$1.5M
Spent
$973K
Cash
$491K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 11%Larger donors 85%PACs 4%The candidate 0%

72% of itemized donations came from Kentucky; 28% from other states.

Outside spending

For $898KAgainst $562K
  • Kentuckians Not Corruption: $599K for
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $538K against
  • VoteVets: $234K for
  • SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.: $52K for

Ralph Alvarado

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$1.5M
Spent
$1.1M
Cash
$398K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 1%Larger donors 78%PACs 17%Party 0%The candidate 4%

52% of itemized donations came from Kentucky; 48% from other states.

Outside spending

For $655KAgainst $500K
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $531K for
  • In This Together PAC: $500K against
  • CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.: $59K for
  • GOPAC Election Fund: $34K for

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Zach Dembo
Alabama: $250Alaska: $0Arizona: $1KColorado: $7KFlorida: $25KGeorgia: $6KIndiana: $1KKansas: $0Maine: $14KMassachusetts: $42KMinnesota: $0New Jersey: $2KNorth Carolina: $2KNorth Dakota: $0Oklahoma: $0Pennsylvania: $3KSouth Dakota: $0Texas: $1KWyoming: $0Connecticut: $7KMissouri: $2KWest Virginia: $0Illinois: $850New Mexico: $0Arkansas: $7KCalifornia: $43KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $56KHawaii: $1KIowa: $0Kentucky: $886KMaryland: $15KMichigan: $6KMississippi: $0Montana: $175New Hampshire: $2KNew York: $20KOhio: $6KOregon: $2KTennessee: $9KUtah: $0Virginia: $41KWashington: $7KWisconsin: $1KNebraska: $250South Carolina: $2KIdaho: $0Nevada: $0Vermont: $0Louisiana: $18KRhode Island: $0

KY $886KDC $56KCA $43KMA $42KVA $41K

Ralph Alvarado
Alabama: $1KAlaska: $0Arizona: $7KColorado: $8KFlorida: $69KGeorgia: $25KIndiana: $7KKansas: $4KMaine: $0Massachusetts: $11KMinnesota: $4KNew Jersey: $8KNorth Carolina: $16KNorth Dakota: $0Oklahoma: $6KPennsylvania: $9KSouth Dakota: $0Texas: $29KWyoming: $1KConnecticut: $8KMissouri: $2KWest Virginia: $1KIllinois: $19KNew Mexico: $2KArkansas: $0California: $159KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $4KHawaii: $0Iowa: $0Kentucky: $620KMaryland: $20KMichigan: $1KMississippi: $0Montana: $0New Hampshire: $250New York: $75KOhio: $8KOregon: $0Tennessee: $39KUtah: $1KVirginia: $9KWashington: $2KWisconsin: $1KNebraska: $500South Carolina: $517Idaho: $1KNevada: $9KVermont: $0Louisiana: $1KRhode Island: $0

KY $620KCA $159KNY $75KFL $69KTN $39K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through July 16, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Zach Dembo DOpen seat$1.5M$973K$491K$898K$562K
Ralph A Alvarado ROpen seat$1.5M$1.1M$398K$655K$500K
Garland Andy Barr RIncumbent$9.9M$11.4M$2.2M$7.2M$36K
Adam Perez Arquette ROpen seat$5.0M$1.7M$0——
Greg Plucinski ROpen seat$733K$732K$2K——
Cherlynn Stevenson DOpen seat$661K$661K$0$148K—
Ryan Dotson ROpen seat$568K$564K$3K——
Deanna Gordon ROpen seat$372K$372K$0——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • Kentuckians Not Corruption: $599K for Zach Dembo
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $538K against Zach Dembo
  • VoteVets: $234K for Zach Dembo
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $531K for Ralph A Alvarado
  • In This Together PAC: $500K against Ralph A Alvarado
  • CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.: $59K for Ralph A Alvarado
  • DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS: $7.2M for Garland Andy Barr
  • CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION: $36K against Garland Andy Barr
  • Women Vote: $148K for Cherlynn Stevenson

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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