Kentucky US Senate 2026
Election day is November 3, 2026. A statewide contest in Kentucky.
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About this race
The 2026 United States Senate election in Kentucky will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Kentucky. Republican congressman Andy Barr and Democratic former state representative Charles Booker are the nominees for their respective parties. Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell is not seeking an eighth term. This will be the first open Senate election in Kentucky since 2010.
Primary elections were held on May 19, 2026. Endorsed by President Donald Trump, Barr won the Republican nomination with 60.5% of the vote over former state attorney general Daniel Cameron. Booker, the Democratic nominee in 2022, was nominated a second time with 47% of the vote over Marine officer Amy McGrath and state House minority leader Pamela Stevenson.
Democrats have not won a Senate race in Kentucky since 1992, and not for this seat since 1978.