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Kentucky U.S. Senate

General election · November 3, 2026

Incumbent
Mitch Mcconnell (R)
Seat
Class 2 · 6-year term
Race rating
Safe R
Last updated
Sep 8, 2026

General election

Candidates on the November ballot

1 candidate
Mitch Mcconnell

Republican · Incumbent

R

Republican U.S. senator representing Kentucky.

Campaign finance totals are not currently linked.

Race status

Safe R

Race ratings describe which party is more likely to win, not the expected vote margin. Worldview uses the median of the latest available major forecaster ratings.

Primary, withdrawn, and other filed candidates (11)
  • Garland Andy Barr · Republicanfiled
  • Charles Booker · Democraticfiled
  • Daniel Cameron · Republicanfiled
  • Michael Faris · Republicanfiled
  • Logan Forsythe · Democraticfiled
  • Amy Mcgrath · Democraticfiled
  • Nate Morris · Republicanfiled
  • Dale Romans · Democraticfiled
  • Pamela Stevenson · Democraticfiled
  • Donald Ray Wenzel · Republicanfiled
  • Joel Willett · Democraticfiled

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