Ned Pillersdorf
Lost the 2026 race for Kentucky's 5th District.
- Last margin
- −45.8
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.
- On the ballot as
- attorney, candidate for this district in 1992, and husband of former Kentucky Supreme Court justice Janet Stumbo
Every race Pillersdorf has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Pillersdorf won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | U.S. House, KY-5 | General | Lost | Hal Rogers (R), Mikel Wein (I), Gerardo Serrano (I) | 25.4% | R+45.8 | $377.1K | R+64.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Pillersdorf’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $377.1K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| NED FOR CONGRESS FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Pillersdorf has run against
- Hal Rogers (R) · 2026 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Kentucky's 5th District · lean R+63.2 · 434th most Democratic of 435
FEC H6KY05152
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC