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Kentucky · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Kentucky District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Kentucky District 02 House race

Brett Guthrie has raised more than 47 times the next candidate.

Republican Brett Guthrie has raised about $4.7M, more than 47 times any rival.

William Compton reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

$80K in itemized outside money is on file, led by AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL INC.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 35% from individuals.

35% individuals64% PACs1% other
$4.7M
raised
SP

Shay Perry-Adelmann

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $86K on hand from $101K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$101K
raised
WC

William Compton

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$70K
raised
MW

Megan Wingfield

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$8K
raised
JF

Joshua Ferguson

R
R · challenger

36% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 64% from other sources.

36% individuals0% PACs64% other
$7K
raised
HL

Hank Linderman

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$4K
raised

Where the money came from

$80K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$304K
Tech & Telecom$98K
Health & Pharma$60K
Banking & Financial$35K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Law & Lobbying$14K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL INC · pac$80K
  • ATT · company$60K
  • Google · company$41K
  • Comcast · company$28K
  • NYCBS · company$24K
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ · company$21K
  • BOARDWALK · company$20K
  • PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER · company$20K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

62%36%
62% PACs36% individuals2% other

The incumbent's record

Brett Guthrie is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2018)
$7.7M
$7.7M - $7.7M. up $7.2M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Chair

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$304K
Tech & Telecom$98K
Health & Pharma$60K
Banking & Financial$35K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Law & Lobbying$14K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Brett Guthrie
R · incumbent
Brett Guthrie
vs
SP
Shay Perry-Adelmann
R · challenger
$4.7M
Raised
$101K
$1.7M
Cash on hand
$86K
64%
From PACs
0%
35%
From individuals
0%
Tech & Telecom
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No