Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Bowman J Jay
- Party
- No party
- Running for
- U.S. House · Kentucky District 6
- Filing address
- Lexington, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- JAY, BOWMAN J
- 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 H6KY06234 · Principal campaign committee: DBA BOWMAN2026
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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$5,818.0031%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$13,139.8169%
Self-funding: $13,139.81 (69% of money raised): $13,139.81 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$818.0062%
- Contributions over $200$500.0038%
- Itemized from inside Kentucky$500.00100%
- Itemized from other states$0.000%
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
The race
Kentucky U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman J Jay (NNE) | $18,957.81 | $215.73 | 2026-10-14 |
| 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 |
| Zach Dembo (D) | $2,871,240.91 | $813,913.93 | 2026-09-30 |
| 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 |
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: DBA BOWMAN2026.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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