Ned Pillersdorf, a Democratic attorney who ran for the seat in 1992, is his party's nominee for Kentucky's 5th congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Hal Rogers, the House dean.
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2026 race
Ned Pillersdorf, an attorney who was a candidate for this seat in 1992, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Kentucky's 5th congressional district, which is based in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky. He is the husband of former Kentucky Supreme Court justice Janet Stumbo.
The incumbent is Republican Hal Rogers, the dean of the U.S. House, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024 and won his 2026 primary with 77.4% of the vote. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Pillersdorf faces Rogers and independent candidates Gerardo Serrano and Mikel Wein, an archaeologist.