Political ads · 2026 · KY

Kentucky House District 5 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Hal Rogers won · 71.2% to 25.4% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Ned Pillersdorf (Democrat) and Hal Rogers (Republican) are the nominees for Kentucky's 5th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Hal Rogers is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Ned Pillersdorf's campaign had raised $377,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Hal Rogers's campaign $1.0 million (through October 14, 2026).

Ned Pillersdorf (DEM), Hal Rogers (REP, incumbent). 1 other filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Ned Pillersdorf (DEM)

Raised: $377K through 2026-10-14 individuals $185K · PACs $250 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $191K · cash on hand $106K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC $250

All filings at the FEC ↗

Hal Rogers (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $495K · PACs $397K · from the candidate's other committees $23K · cash on hand $702K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

95 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

150PAC.ORG $1,000
AEVEX HOLDING LLC PAC (AEVEX PAC) $1,750
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $1,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $5,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $2,500
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $4,000
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AMERICAN BEVERAGE PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $4,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $3,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC) $1,000
ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) $1,000
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $2,500
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $10K
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $2,000
BRANDON J STORM CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT $1,200
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $3,000
BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $7,500
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PAC $5,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $5,500
CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE (DIAGEO PAC) $1,000
DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS $5,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHRUP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $10K
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
GE AEROSPACE PAC $10K
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) $5,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC) $2,500
INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC) $1,000
K-VA-T FOOD STORES INC FOODPAC $1,000
KBR, INC. PAC $10K
KENTUCKY SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $2,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,000
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR PRIVATE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYORS PAC (MAPPS PAC) $2,000
MAXIMUS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) $2,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,500
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) $7,500
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $2,500
NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. $1,000
OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC $10K
PARRY PAC $2,500
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') $2,000
RAMACO RESOURCES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
ROAD TO VICTORY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ROCKET LAB USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC) $1,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $2,000
SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC) $5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PAC $5,000
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $2,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,200
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE GOOD FUND $1,000
THE LAWTON FORT SILL FIRES PATRIOTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC) $1,000
TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) $1,000
ULTRA ELECTRONICS USA GROUP INC PAC (ULTRA ELECTRONICS USA PAC OR UEUSA PAC) $5,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $2,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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