Kentucky's 5th congressional district remains a strongly Republican seat, with a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+32 and a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points for the GOP. Incumbent Hal Rogers secured the Republican nomination in the May 19, 2026 primary with 77 percent of the vote against multiple challengers, while Democrat Ned Pillersdorf advanced unopposed. Forecasters across Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and others rate the general election as Solid or Safe Republican. The district's rural eastern Kentucky base, limited Democratic infrastructure, and Rogers' decades of incumbency underpin the 95 percent Republican probability in current trader consensus. Scenarios that could alter the outcome remain limited to an unforeseen late scandal or health event affecting the incumbent before November 3, 2026.
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KY-05 House Election Winner
$34,140 Vol.
$34,140 Vol.
Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
95%
Democratic Party
5%
$34,140 Vol.
$34,140 Vol.
Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
$19,432 Vol.
95%
Democratic Party
$14,708 Vol.
5%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the KY-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Kentucky's 5th congressional district remains a strongly Republican seat, with a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+32 and a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points for the GOP. Incumbent Hal Rogers secured the Republican nomination in the May 19, 2026 primary with 77 percent of the vote against multiple challengers, while Democrat Ned Pillersdorf advanced unopposed. Forecasters across Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and others rate the general election as Solid or Safe Republican. The district's rural eastern Kentucky base, limited Democratic infrastructure, and Rogers' decades of incumbency underpin the 95 percent Republican probability in current trader consensus. Scenarios that could alter the outcome remain limited to an unforeseen late scandal or health event affecting the incumbent before November 3, 2026.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the KY-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the KY-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Kentucky's 5th congressional district remains a strongly Republican seat, with a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+32 and a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points for the GOP. Incumbent Hal Rogers secured the Republican nomination in the May 19, 2026 primary with 77 percent of the vote against multiple challengers, while Democrat Ned Pillersdorf advanced unopposed. Forecasters across Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and others rate the general election as Solid or Safe Republican. The district's rural eastern Kentucky base, limited Democratic infrastructure, and Rogers' decades of incumbency underpin the 95 percent Republican probability in current trader consensus. Scenarios that could alter the outcome remain limited to an unforeseen late scandal or health event affecting the incumbent before November 3, 2026.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the KY-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$34,140End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...Kentucky's 5th congressional district remains a strongly Republican seat, with a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+32 and a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points for the GOP. Incumbent Hal Rogers secured the Republican nomination in the May 19, 2026 primary with 77 percent of the vote against multiple challengers, while Democrat Ned Pillersdorf advanced unopposed. Forecasters across Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and others rate the general election as Solid or Safe Republican. The district's rural eastern Kentucky base, limited Democratic infrastructure, and Rogers' decades of incumbency underpin the 95 percent Republican probability in current trader consensus. Scenarios that could alter the outcome remain limited to an unforeseen late scandal or health event affecting the incumbent before November 3, 2026.
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