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Kentucky District 02 candidates

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Kentucky District 02 roster

Kentucky District 02 lists 8 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 4
  • Republican: 3
  • Independent: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 8

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenRoster sourceDocument dateRetrieved
David HatfieldDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6KY021002026292929October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Hank LindermanDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH8KY020802026121212October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Joshua M FergusonRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6KY020762026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Megan WingfieldDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6KY020682026111111October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026web.sos.ky.govOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026
S. Brett Brett GuthrieRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH8KY020312026666October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026web.sos.ky.govOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026
Shay Perry-AdelmannRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6KY020922026555October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Thomas A LoeckenIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH8KY021062026333October 6, 2026May 8, 2026October 6, 2026web.sos.ky.govOctober 17, 2026October 17, 2026
William Dakota ComptonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH2KY021252026101010October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for Kentucky District 02: 3 rows from web.sos.ky.gov. Document date October 17, 2026. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for David Hatfield, Hank Linderman, Joshua M Ferguson, Megan Wingfield, Shay Perry-Adelmann, Thomas A Loecken, and William Dakota Compton.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for S. Brett Brett Guthrie.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for David Hatfield, Hank Linderman, Joshua M Ferguson, Megan Wingfield, S. Brett Brett Guthrie, Shay Perry-Adelmann, Thomas A Loecken, and William Dakota Compton.
  • 8 of 8 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 8 profiles.
  • Source time on file: October 6, 2026.
  • 8 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 8 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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David Hatfield

Democrat · U.S. House

Hank Linderman

Democrat · U.S. House

Joshua M Ferguson

Republican · U.S. House

Megan Wingfield

Democrat · U.S. House

S. Brett Brett Guthrie

Republican · U.S. House

Shay Perry-Adelmann

Republican · U.S. House

Thomas A Loecken

Independent · U.S. House

William Dakota Compton

Democrat · U.S. House

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