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U.S. House · Kentucky's 2nd District

South-central Kentucky, including Bowling Green, Owensboro and Elizabethtown.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Brett Guthrie, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Brett Guthrie145,13962.8%
Megan Wingfield81,11235.1%
Thomas Loecken4,8072.1%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Brett GuthrieRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, Kentucky's 2nd District (since 2009); Chair, House Committee on Energy and CommerceFull profile →Megan WingfieldDFull profile →Thomas LoeckenINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[37][38][39]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Megan Wingfield
    Supports[7]

    Platform page says she would protect reproductive freedom and the right to choose.

  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[32][33][34][35]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][28][27]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Megan Wingfield
    Supports[7]

    Platform page says she is pushing for tax equity in which corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.

  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23][24][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Megan Wingfield
    Supports[7]

    Platform page lists Medicare for All among her stated healthcare positions and calls for universal, affordable, accessible healthcare.

  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][26][27]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    In their own words[9]
    “Global Warming. It’s here and it’s man-made. If you value the world you will leave to your children then this needs to be addressed.”

    In a 2018 Advocate-Messenger candidate questionnaire (his 2018 campaign for this seat)

Raise the minimum wage

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[36]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Megan Wingfield
    Supports[7]

    Platform page lists raising the minimum wage among her economic commitments.

  • Thomas Loecken
    Supports[9]

    In a 2018 newspaper questionnaire, named raising the minimum wage as his example of an unmet need in the district.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Brett Guthrie
    Recorded votes[29][30]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Brett Guthrie
    Supports[13]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Megan Wingfield
    —
  • Thomas Loecken
    —

Research notes & limits

Guthrie's federal key floor votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script. No detailed issue-by-issue positions with direct quotes were found for Wingfield beyond her campaign site's general framing. No public information beyond his name on the ballot was found for independent candidate Thomas Loecken. Update for Loecken: no 2026 campaign website, questionnaire or news coverage was found; the statements shown are from his 2018 run for this seat (Advocate-Messenger questionnaire, Nov. 2, 2018) and are dated as such. No campaign website or biographical details beyond his 2018 candidacy were found for independent candidate Thomas Loecken. Birth year, education and career details were not found for Wingfield or Loecken.

Sources · 44

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  2. 2.Megan Wingfield for Congress | Kentucky's 2nd District · Megan Wingfield campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Energy · Office of Rep. Brett Guthrie · 2026-09-25 Official record
  4. 4.Fiscal Responsibility · Office of Rep. Brett Guthrie · 2026-09-25 Official record
  5. 5.Health Care · Office of Rep. Brett Guthrie · 2026-09-25 Official record
  6. 6.Technology · Office of Rep. Brett Guthrie · 2026-09-25 Official record
  7. 7.Megan Wingfield's Platform Values · Wingfield for Congress · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Guthrie Votes to Fund ICE, Border Patrol, and End Democrats' Open-Border Distraction · Office of Rep. Brett Guthrie · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Candidate comparison: Guthrie faces two challengers for Kentucky’s 2nd District · The Advocate-Messenger (candidate questionnaire, Nov. 2, 2018) · 2018-11-02 News report
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  14. 14.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
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  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
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  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  40. 40.Megan Wingfield for Congress | Kentucky's 2nd District · Megan Wingfield campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
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  44. 44.U.S. House · Kentucky's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report