William Dakota Compton
Ran for Kentucky 2nd Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on May 19, 2026 — Kentucky State Board of Elections — Official 2026 Primary Election Results, certification of vote totals: KY-02, 'William Dakota Compton' 7,126 of… · read May 19, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on May 19, 2026 — Kentucky State Board of Elections — Official 2026 Primary Election Results, certification of vote totals: KY-02, 'William Dakota Compton' 7,126 of 40,111 (17.8%)
- nominee Megan Wingfield 16,330
The District
What Kentucky 2nd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Hardin County, Ohio County, Breckinridge County, Warren County, Grayson County, Barren County, Daviess County, Muhlenberg County, Butler County, Hart County, Edmonson County, Bullitt County, Green County, Larue County and McLean County; parts of Meade County, Nelson County, Hancock County and Jefferson County.
Includes Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) (part), Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, Owensboro (part), Glasgow, Radcliff, Shepherdsville, Bardstown (part), Brandenburg, Cave City, Central City and 86 more.
431 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)
Results
Certified results for Kentucky 2nd Congressional District
United States Representative District 2
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Brett GUTHRIERepublican | Republican | 252,826 | 73.1% |
| Hank LINDERMANDemocrat | Democrat | 93,029 | 26.9% |
Certified — Kentucky State Board of Elections / Secretary of State official general election results (as amended Dec 9 2024) · Kentucky State Board of Elections — certified general election results
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Kentucky 2nd Congressional District
- Brett GuthrieRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Thomas A LoeckenIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Megan WingfieldDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_057vjakgg.
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