Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Josh Hicks

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Kentucky District 6
Filing address
Lexington, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HICKS, JOSH
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Kentucky with the 2020 district highlighted

Kentucky, District 6

DemocraticU.S. House · Kentucky District 6ChallengerLost the general election (41%)

FEC candidate ID H0KY06179 · Principal campaign committee: JOSH HICKS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$2,993,050.23
Total spent$2,992,345.39
Cash on hand$704.84
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,687,479.87PACs and other committees: $228,683.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $46,822.23Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $30,065.13
  • Individual contributions$2,687,479.8790%
  • PACs and other committees$228,683.008%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$46,822.232%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$30,065.131%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

55 committees reported giving $221,650.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Josh Hicks$19,022.72
  • Independent expenditures opposing Josh Hicks$0.00

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Kentucky U.S. House, District 6, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Josh Hicks (D)$2,993,050.23$704.842020-12-31
Garland Andy Barr (R)$4,611,245.23$354,703.492020-12-31
Daniel Kemph (D)$52,095.60−$15,971.792020-07-15
Geoffrey M Young (R)$29,777.86$4,342.192020-12-28

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLikely RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosLikely RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPLean ROctober 24, 2020
  • NiskanenLean RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Bluegrass Voters Coalition (D)July 13, 2020700 (LV)± 5.0%Andy Barr 48% · Josh Hicks 50% · Frank Harris 2%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOSH HICKS FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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