Kentucky Senate
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Mitch McConnell Republican since Jan 1985
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2020 general (different candidates): Mitch McConnell (R) 57.8, Amy McGrath (D) 38.2, Brad Barron (L) 4.0
Show all 3 candidates on the ballot
- Charles BookerDemocratic
- Andy BarrRepublican
- Christopher CampbellOther(Kentucky Party)filed
Write-in candidates, not printed on the ballot
Showing major-party nominees, incumbents and candidates with 5%+ in the latest poll or comparable fundraising.
Side by side
Left column: BarrRight column: Booker
- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- $12.5M
- $1.9M
- Cash on hand
- $1.6M
- $304K
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeBarrBooker
- Races won and lost
- 7-1
- None on file
- Years since first win on file
- 13
- Not available
- Age on Election Day
- 53
- 42
Money: FEC bulk data, through Oct 14. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. Barr: $12,541,350 received, $1,553,857 cash on hand. Booker: $1,936,324 received, $303,599 cash on hand. The spectrum is a published research score, not our rating. How this works. Wins and losses count the races in our results files, the same as each profile.
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Charles BookerDemocratic
- Andy BarrRepublican
- Christopher CampbellOther(Kentucky Party)filed
Write-in candidates, not printed on the ballot
Some names come from filing lists and may not be on the ballot. This list may not include every candidate. See the official list at the Kentucky State Board of Elections
Source: web.sos.ky.gov, dated Oct 28
Seat on the ballot, shift from 2014 to 2020: 4.1 points toward Republicans (Republican by 15.5 in 2014, Republican by 19.6 in 2020).
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History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 1,477,830
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
US Senate, Kentucky, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRand PaulWon Republican 913,32661.8% DemocraticCharles Booker Democratic 564,31138.2% OtherOther Other 1930.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,135,057
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
US Senate, Kentucky, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWon Republican 1,233,31557.8% DemocraticAmy McGrath Democratic 816,25738.2% LibertarianBrad Barron Libertarian 85,3864.0% OtherPaul John Frangedakis Other 700.0% OtherDaniel Cobble Other 180.0% OtherRandall Lee Teegargen Other 90.0% OtherDemetra Wysinger Other 10.0% OtherHarold H. Fitzpatrick Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,903,465
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
US Senate, Kentucky, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRand PaulWon Republican 1,090,17757.3% DemocraticJim Gray Democratic 813,24642.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 420.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,435,868
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
US Senate, Kentucky, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWonName as filed: Mich McConnell Republican 806,78756.2% DemocraticAlison Lundergan Grimes Democratic 584,69840.7% LibertarianDavid M. Patterson Libertarian 44,2403.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 790.0% OtherGregory D. Welch Other 640.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,356,096
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
US Senate, Kentucky, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRand PaulWon Republican 755,70655.7% DemocraticJack Conway Democratic 600,05244.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 3380.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,800,821
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
US Senate, Kentucky, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWon Republican 953,81653.0% DemocraticBruce Lunsford Democratic 847,00547.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,724,362
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
US Senate, Kentucky, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim BunningWon Republican 873,50750.7% DemocraticDaniel Mongiardo Democratic 850,85549.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,131,313
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
US Senate, Kentucky, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWon Republican 731,67964.7% DemocraticLois Combs Weinberg Democratic 399,63435.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,145,414
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
US Senate, Kentucky, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim BunningWon Republican 569,81749.7% DemocraticScotty Baesler Democratic 563,05149.2% OtherCharles R. Arbegust Other 12,5461.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,307,046
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
US Senate, Kentucky, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWon Republican 724,79455.5% DemocraticSteven L. Beshear Democratic 560,01242.8% LibertarianDennis L. Lacy Libertarian 8,5950.7% OtherPatricia Jo Metten Other 8,3440.6% OtherMac McElroy Other 5,2840.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,330,858
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
US Senate, Kentucky, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWendell H. FordWon Democratic 836,88862.9% RepublicanDavid L. Williams Republican 476,60435.8% LibertarianJames Ridenour Libertarian 17,3661.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 916,010
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
US Senate, Kentucky, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWon Republican 478,03452.2% DemocraticG. Harvey Sloane Democratic 437,97647.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 677,280
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
US Senate, Kentucky, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWendell H. FordWon Democratic 503,77574.4% RepublicanJackson M. Andrews Republican 173,33025.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1750.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,292,407
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
US Senate, Kentucky, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch McConnellWon Republican 644,99049.9% DemocraticWalter (Dee) Huddleston Democratic 639,72149.5% OtherDave Welters Other 7,6960.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,106,920
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
US Senate, Kentucky, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWendell H. FordWon Democratic 720,89165.1% RepublicanMary Louise Foust Republican 386,02934.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 476,783
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
US Senate, Kentucky, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter D. HuddlestonWon Democratic 290,73061.0% RepublicanLouie Guenthner Jr. Republican 175,76636.9% OtherAnthony Albert McCord Other 10,2442.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 430.0%
1978 to 2022: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
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Election Wrld. (2026). US Senate in Kentucky, election results. https://www.electionwrld.com/ky/us-senate. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
Sources
Sources: U.S. Senate: senators contact information XML (class per senator) (US government work, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024 (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; unitedstates/congress-legislators (current) (CC0-1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Portraits: unitedstates/images (public domain)Data as of Oct 28, 2026