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Billy Ray Wilson

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Race
U.S. House · Kentucky's 5th District
Result
Hal Rogers, projected winner
Opponents
Hal Rogers (R); Ned Pillersdorf (D); Gerardo Serrano (IND); Mikel Wein (IND)
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Billy Ray Wilson, an independent write-in candidate and retired U.S. Air Force air operations superintendent, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District to Hal Rogers. He describes 38 years of military and civilian public service.[1][2][3][4]

On the ballotU.S. House · 5

2026-11-03

Hal Rogers Rincumbent
Ned Pillersdorf Dchallenger
Gerardo Serrano INDchallenger
Mikel Wein INDchallenger
Billy Ray Wilson INDchallenger

Independent write-in candidate.

Biography

Billy Ray Wilson, an independent write-in candidate and retired U.S. Air Force air operations superintendent, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District to Hal Rogers. He describes 38 years of military and civilian public service.[1][2][3][4]

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Wilson says he was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1943.[3] In a post on his campaign website he describes himself as a retired USAF air operations superintendent who enlisted nine days after his seventeenth birthday, and as a 1998 medically retired Veterans Administration administrative officer of the day. He writes that his public service included work with the Office of Personnel Management, the State Department's Foreign Military Sales program in Saudi Arabia, and civil employment in Nassau, Bahamas.[2]

He was listed on the November 3, 2026 ballot as an independent write-in candidate. In the post he says his first proposed amendment would remove the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces from the president, and that others would address immigration, socialism, religious abuse and foreign policy.[1][2] His campaign post said he would propose constitutional amendments, and no other issue statements were found.[1][2][3] He lost to Hal Rogers, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]

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Priorities

  • "I will submit Constitutional Amendments to bring the US Constitution up to date for the future."[5]
  • "Other amendments will address immigration, socialism, religious abuse, and foreign policy."[5]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Kentucky's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.From 38 Years of Public Service to the U.S. House: Why I’m Running to Restore Our Constitutional Republic · Billy Ray Wilson campaign website (blog post) · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Billy Ray Wilson · Billy Ray Wilson (official website) Candidate's own words
  4. 4.U.S. House · Kentucky's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  5. 5.From 38 Years of Public Service to the U.S. House: Why I’m Running to Restore Our Constitutional Republic · Billy Ray Wilson campaign website (blog post) · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words