Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Zach Dembo
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Kentucky District 6
- Filing address
- Lexington, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- DEMBO, ZACH
- Next election
- Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Kentucky, District 6
FEC candidate ID H6KY06184 · Principal campaign committee: ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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$2,593,235.6890%
- PACs and other committees$232,239.038%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,665.360%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$39,115.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,985.840%
Self-funding: $3,665.36 (0% of money raised): $3,665.36 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$339,531.6222%
- Contributions over $200$1,198,593.7078%
- Itemized from inside Kentucky$886,112.9172%
- Itemized from other states$352,124.7128%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $56,485.00 · California $42,960.09 · Massachusetts $42,453.90 · Virginia $41,200.00 · Florida $24,600.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
39 committees reported giving $113,300.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FORWARD TOGETHER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- IN THIS TOGETHER PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION FOR GOOD PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- WITH HONOR PACPAC$3,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,550.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRIED-AND-TRUE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- CROSSPARTISAN PAC IPAC$2,500.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- GROUNDWORK PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BLUEWAVEAMERICAPAC$2,000.00
- MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
Show all 39 committees
- HOLD THE LINEPAC$2,000.00
- JAMES OSYF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GALLANT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COONEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LEE PACHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SERVE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- UPLIFT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREEN ON TOP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEXTGENDEMS, LLCHybrid PAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Zach Dembo$294,598.51
- Independent expenditures opposing Zach Dembo$20,000.00
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- VOTEVETSSupporting$233,966.00
- SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC.Supporting$52,497.00
- THE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGNSupporting$8,000.00
- NEW POWER PACSupporting$134.00
The race
Kentucky U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Dembo (D) | $2,871,240.91 | $813,913.93 | 2026-09-30 |
| Garland Andy Barr (R) | $12,476,747.89 | $1,553,857.10 | 2026-10-14 |
| Adam Perez Arquette (R) | $4,990,948.00 | $0.00 | 2026-05-04 |
| Ralph A Alvarado (R) | $2,307,369.27 | $180,811.50 | 2026-10-14 |
| Greg Plucinski (R) | $746,261.18 | $12,123.33 | 2026-09-30 |
| Cherlynn Stevenson (D) | $661,063.56 | $0.00 | 2026-07-16 |
| Ryan Dotson (R) | $567,470.83 | $1,796.21 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deanna Gordon (R) | $372,174.06 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Erin Petrey (D) | $268,179.78 | $3,960.98 | 2026-09-30 |
| David Kloiber (D) | $200,851.47 | $23,291.49 | 2026-04-29 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 19–20, 2026 | 572 (LV) | – | Ralph Alvarado 41% · Zach Dembo 47% |
| DCCC (D) | October 2–5, 2026 | 606 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Ralph Alvarado 40% · Zach Dembo 46% |
| Change Research (D) | September 29 – October 5, 2026 | 524 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Ralph Alvarado 38% · Zach Dembo 47% |
| Lake Research Partners (D) | September 30 – October 4, 2026 | 400 (LV) | – | Ralph Alvarado 40% · Zach Dembo 47% |
| GQR (D) | September 25–30, 2026 | 401 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Ralph Alvarado 37% · Zach Dembo 42% |
| Lake Research Partners (D) | August 17–23, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Ralph Alvarado 44% · Zach Dembo 45% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky (retrieved October 22, 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: ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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