Upset Brief · KY-05 · Ned Pillersdorf (D) vs. Hal Rogers (R), incumbent
A long shot on the math: it takes a 41.5-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
102,821
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 29
Where
- 01+173Pulaski South 51 (Pulaski County)Starting line Rogers +52. 12.9% split their ticket.
- 02+154Somerset Southeast (Pulaski County)Starting line Rogers +39. 13.1% split their ticket.
- 03+152Oakhill-Saline 11 (Pulaski County)Starting line Rogers +48. 16.8% split their ticket.
- 04+111Keavy (Laurel County)Starting line Rogers +54. 12.1% split their ticket.
- 05+109Caney Fork-Vaught 31 (Pulaski County)Starting line Rogers +46. 12.9% split their ticket.
- 06+102Pulaski Northwest 21 (Pulaski County)Starting line Rogers +64. 16.3% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 8% of the plan.
How
- P+14,424Persuade14,424 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Rogers today.
- M+16MobilizeAt least 196 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Pillersdorf's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+77ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Pillersdorf's way.
Plus a national shift of 41.5 points of margin (88,303 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Pillersdorf wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Rogers.
- The national environment moves about 41.5 points toward Pillersdorf's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression806 precincts, R² 0.873, 133 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -114,260 to -62,679 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Pillersdorf $91,275 cash on hand; Rogers $874,716.
- 04Call program for this list20,193 households, 60,580 dials, about 3,174 live conversations: an estimated $7,003 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Kentucky State Board of Elections precinct returns (2022 through 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.