2026 results · Kentucky · Kentucky 6th District
Zach Dembo, the Democrat, flips Kentucky's 6th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 14.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 24.3-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach DemboDemocrat | 138,777 | 52.7% | |
| Ralph AlvaradoRepublican | 114,030 | 43.3% | |
| Jay J. BowmanIndependent | 6,710 | 2.5% | |
| Pete LynchOther party | 3,836 | 1.5% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:05 PM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted263,353 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:07 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:02 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Kentucky's 6th District takes in all or part of 16 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+14.9 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 24.3 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 6 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+14.9
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+26.1
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 6
- Fayette County43%
- Madison County12%
- Scott County8%
- Jessamine County7%
- Clark County5%
- Woodford County5%
- Montgomery County3%
- Mercer County3%
- 8 more14%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 16 counties compared moved 24.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 83% in Bourbon County to 66% in Fleming County.
Nicholas County moved most: R+48.4 for president in 2024, R+15.5 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Fayette County added 16,748 net votes for Dembo against the 2024 margin, 22% of the district's change
Across the 16 counties compared, the margin moved by 77,024 votes toward Dembo: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Fayette County+16,748 Dembo
- Madison County+12,670 Dembo
- Scott County+8,138 Dembo
- Jessamine County+7,073 Dembo
- Clark County+4,627 Dembo
- Montgomery County+4,115 Dembo
- Mercer County+3,881 Dembo
- Anderson County+3,596 Dembo
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Dembo this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Woodford CountyR+14.2D+5.1
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The seat that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 5–1, now R 4–2
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.