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The 2026 election
Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The race is contested and includes 15 candidates with Republican, Democratic, no-party, NNE and Other affiliations.
Garland Andy Barr is identified as the Republican incumbent. No other candidate in the race is identified as an incumbent. The candidate list does not document policy positions for Barr or any of his opponents.
The full candidate field
The contest includes seven Republicans, four Democrats and four candidates with other listed affiliations. Each candidate’s current race information is summarized below.
- Adam Perez Arquette is running as a Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Greg Plucinski is running as a Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Garland Andy Barr is running as the incumbent Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Robert Allen Quigley is running with no party affiliation in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Zach Dembo is running as a Democratic candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Steve Mr. Shannon is running as a Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Ryan Dotson is running as a Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Cherlynn Stevenson is running as a Democratic candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Corey Edwards is running as a Democratic candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Bowman J Jay is running with an NNE affiliation in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- David Kloiber is running as a Democratic candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Peter Shaw Keller Dr. Lynch is running with an Other affiliation in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Ralph A Alvarado is running as a Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Erin Petrey is running as a Democratic candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
- Deanna Gordon is running as a Republican candidate in KY-6. No biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy positions are listed.
Policy and campaign finance
There are no documented policy positions for any of the 15 candidates. The record therefore does not establish where Barr or any opponent stands on specific issues in the 2026 campaign.
Fundraising totals, spending totals and cash-on-hand figures are also not listed for any candidate. No financial comparison can be made among the candidates from the current race entries.
What the race information establishes
The election date, district, candidate names, affiliations and Barr’s incumbent status are established. The field contains multiple candidates sharing Republican and Democratic labels, along with candidates listed under no party affiliation, NNE and Other.
Party labels identify each candidate’s listed affiliation, but they do not establish an individual policy position. Any future comparison of the candidates’ views will depend on documented positions entering the official record before the general election.
