Mikel Wein
Candidate for Kentucky 5th Congressional District · Independent
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Kentucky 5th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Kentucky SOS 2026 General Election Ballot Position Drawing: KY-05 — 'Wein, Mikel', Independent, ballot position 1; confirmed on November 3, 2026 general election ballot · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Kentucky 5th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Pike County, Pulaski County, Breathitt County, Clay County, Wayne County, Harlan County, Laurel County, Whitley County, Lawrence County, McCreary County, Leslie County, Floyd County, Morgan County, Knox County, Bell County and 14 more; parts of Lincoln County, Carter County, Rowan County and Bath County.
Includes Pikeville, Annville, Ashland, Burnside, Coal Run Village, Corbin, Elkhorn City, Hazard, Jenkins (part), London, Middlesborough, Monticello and 102 more.
720 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Kentucky State Board of Elections, SBE Voting Precinct Boundaries (, 2026)
Key Votes
The record
Current office: No elected office; described as archaeologist and Letcher County resident — votes/acts not compiled
Office per official source. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Official source · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- New finance report · Oct 6
- Raised
- $2,200cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,514cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $686cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $2,000cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Office Of Kentucky Secretary Of State$500.00
Campaign finance — Mikel Wein Campaign: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Mikel Wein Campaign: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $2,200.00 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $686.47 · cash on hand $1,513.53 · debts owed by the committee $2,000.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $200.00 (9%); Candidate loans $2,000.00 (91%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): field and canvassing $500.00.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Filings
- Q3 ReportFEC · through Sep 30, 2026View the Filing
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website: https://www.weinforky5.com/
Source: SOS filing
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Kentucky 5th Congressional District
- Harold RogersRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Ned PillersdorfDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Gerardo SerranoIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Billy Ray WilsonIndependent · Write-in candidate
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Kentucky 5th District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Mikel Wein" (Independent) on the KY official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · KY official election authority · sourceU.S. Representative · KY-05
Independent · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for Mikel yet: Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_a8cf4y1pp.
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