HOUSE
Kentucky KY-05 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Hal Rogers (R)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025D +50
R +50
R +32
Race summary
If a 23rd term is what Rep. Hal Rogers wants, it’s what he’ll get.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Primary Election: May 19, 2026
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Full Bio:
ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barrier, Wayne County, Ky.,
December 31, 1937; graduated from Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky.,
1955; attended Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., 1956-1957;
A.B., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1962; LL.B., University of
Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1964; staff sergeant, Kentucky and North
Carolina Army National Guard, 1956-1963; lawyer, private practice; commonwealth
attorney, Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties, Ky., 1969-1980; Delegate, Republican
National Conventions, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008;
elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the eighteen succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1981-present); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One
Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fourteenth Congresses).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Democrats
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DISTRICT DATA
Kentucky - 05
East: Ashland, Pikeville, Somerset
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: May 8, 2025
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