Ryan Dotson
State Representative, Kentucky House District 73 · Republican
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Republican primary on May 19, 2026 — Kentucky State Board of Elections May 19, 2026 Official Primary Election Results: KY-06 Republican Primary — 'Ryan Dotson', Republican, 16,897 votes · read May 19, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Republican primary on May 19, 2026 — Kentucky State Board of Elections May 19, 2026 Official Primary Election Results: KY-06 Republican Primary — 'Ryan Dotson', Republican, 16,897 votes (32%)
- lost to Ralph Alvarado (68%)
The District
What Kentucky 6th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Madison County, Bourbon County, Fayette County, Scott County, Clark County, Estill County, Montgomery County, Nicholas County, Woodford County, Powell County and Jessamine County; parts of Fleming County, Mercer County, Garrard County, Bath County and Anderson County.
Includes Lexington-Fayette, Richmond, Georgetown, Berea, Nicholasville, Harrodsburg, Lawrenceburg, Paris, Versailles, Winchester, Camargo, Flemingsburg and 20 more.
510 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)
Polls
Public polls
Lake Research Partners for House Majority PACGeneral election · U.S. House
Zach Dembo 45% · Ralph A Alvarado 44%
Aug 17, 2026 to Aug 23, 2026 · LV · House Majority PAC
Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Kentucky 6th Congressional District
- Ralph A AlvaradoRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
- Jay J BowmanIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Zach DemboDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Peter Shaw Keller LynchOther party · On the 2026 ballot
- Robert Allen QuigleyNonpartisan · Write-in candidate
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_096scwhqq.
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