Ralph Alvarado is the Republican nominee for Kentucky’s 6th district in the November 3, 2026 election, against Zach Dembo (D), Jay Bowman (I), Peter Lynch (Kentucky), and one other candidate. The seat is held by Andy Barr (R), who announced a run for U.S. Senate (KY).
A physician, Alvarado served in the Kentucky Senate from 2015 to 2023 and as Tennessee health commissioner from 2023 to 2025.
Alvarado studied at Loma Linda University and worked as a physician before serving in the Kentucky Senate from 2015 to 2023. Alvarado served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health from 2023 until resigning in 2025.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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MOST RATEDAlvarado is defending Republican cost-of-living policies while relying on his record and the district’s conservative voting history.
The internal poll commissioned by Dembo’s campaign places Alvarado five points behind him.
The report compares outside spending supporting Alvarado with spending supporting his opponent.
The article finds no evidence Alvarado backed Bevin’s pardons, though it says he did not publicly criticize them at the time.
Alvarado is running against Zach Dembo in Kentucky’s 6th District, and his campaign reportedly agreed to a debate with Spectrum.
MOST RATEDAlvarado’s campaign site dropped earlier pro-Trump statements and now emphasizes his medical career and bipartisan approach.
Alvarado’s campaign ad claims Dembo wants to raise taxes, but the article finds that the cited sources do not support that claim.
MOST RATEDAlvarado is defending Republican cost-of-living policies while relying on his record and the district’s conservative voting history.
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