Zach Dembo, a Democrat and former federal prosecutor, is his party's nominee for Kentucky's open 6th congressional district seat in 2026 against Republican Ralph Alvarado, a former Tennessee commissioner of health.
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2026 race
Kentucky's 6th congressional district, which covers Lexington, Richmond, and Georgetown in central Kentucky, is open in 2026 because Republican incumbent Andy Barr is running for the U.S. Senate.
Zach Dembo, a former federal prosecutor, won the seven-candidate Democratic primary with 39.6% of the vote, ahead of former state representative Cherlynn Stevenson at 31.5% and sustainability professional and bourbon writer Erin Petrey at 15.8%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Dembo faces Republican Ralph Alvarado, a former Tennessee commissioner of health and former Kentucky state senator who was the party's 2019 nominee for lieutenant governor.
Pete Lynch of the Kentucky Party, a political science lecturer, and independent businessman Jay Bowman also appear on the general-election ballot.