RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Bret Shultz

Lost the 2026 race for Kentucky House District 35.

Every race Shultz has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Shultz won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Kentucky House District 35GeneralLostLisa Willner (D)——$960D+5.1

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Shultz’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$960

Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Aug 13, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Bret Shultz (GENERAL 11/03/2026)
State
Active
Bret Shultz (PRIMARY 05/19/2026)
State
Active

Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance filings through Aug 13, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:43 AM ET

Who Shultz has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)