Benjamin Middendorf

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Benjamin Middendorf

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Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Benjamin Middendorf (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Benjamin Middendorf in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie (R)	99.6	278,386
	Submit photo	Benjamin Middendorf (Independent) (Write-in)	0.4	1,131

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 279,517
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Lehman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Michael McGinnis and Eric Deters in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie	75.9	39,929
		Michael McGinnis	12.6	6,604
		Eric Deters	11.5	6,060

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,593
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Benjamin Middendorf campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Kentucky District 4	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Kentucky's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mitch McConnell (R)

Rand Paul (R)

Representatives

District 1

James Comer (R)

District 2

Brett Guthrie (R)

District 3

Morgan McGarvey (D)

District 4

Thomas Massie (R)

District 5

Hal Rogers (R)

District 6

Andy Barr (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (1)