Kentucky

Kentucky Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Kentucky's 2026 ballot includes U.S. Senate (Andy Barr (R), Charles Booker (D), Christopher Campbell (Kentucky Party)); 6 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Kentucky jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionMay 19, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateKentucky

Places Listed17

Profiles346

Kentucky does not elect a governor in 2026. The statewide contests below are what appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Kentucky's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

U.S. Senate

3 candidates

Andy Barr (R)
Andy Barr is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat and the sitting U.S. representative for the 6th Congressional District, per the House roster. A former attorney, he has served on the House Financial Services and Foreign Affairs committees, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Advance conservative fiscal, border, and energy policy · Support Kentucky jobs, veterans, and rural communities · Use House experience in financial services and foreign affairs
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Charles Booker (D)
Charles Booker is a Democratic candidate for Kentucky's open U.S. Senate seat, a former state representative from Louisville, and the 2022 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. His campaign emphasizes economic dignity, working families, health care, racial justice, rural-urban coalition building, and a populist message aimed at Kentucky voters across party lines.
Priorities: Raise wages and support working families · Expand health-care access and economic dignity · Build a rural-urban coalition around accountability and justice
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Christopher Campbell (Kentucky Party)
Christopher Campbell is the Kentucky Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Kentucky on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - KY-1

2 candidates

James R. Comer (Republican)Incumbent
Comer studied agriculture at Western Kentucky University, graduating in 1993, and became a farmer after taking out a loan to buy his first farm, per the campaign site. He served six terms in the Kentucky House, then as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture starting in 2011, before his election to the U.S. House in 2016, per the campaign site. He now chairs the House Oversight Committee and grew up in rural Monroe County, Kentucky, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Government accountability and oversight of federal agencies, per jamescomer.com · Reducing government waste, fraud and abuse, per jamescomer.com
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John "Drew" Williams (Democratic)
John "Drew" Williams is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District. A lifelong resident of Marshall County, he graduated from Murray State University in 2016 with a degree in history and a minor in biology, and has spent nearly two decades working in family-owned businesses building docks and marinas across five states, according to WPSD Local 6. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - KY-2

3 candidates

S. Brett Guthrie (Republican)Incumbent
S. Brett Guthrie is the Republican candidate for Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings. S. Brett Guthrie is the sitting U.S. Representative for the district, per the House roster. Brett Guthrie is the Republican incumbent representing Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District, first elected to the U.S. House in 2008. He chairs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, according to his official House website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Thomas A. Loecken (Independent)
Thomas A. Loecken is the Independent candidate for Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate filings. Loecken works as an education consultant and farmer, per Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup. Loecken filed again as an independent candidate for the seat ahead of the 2026 general election, per candidate filing list, WXBC 104.3 The River. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Megan Wingfield (Democratic)
Megan Wingfield is a mechanic and caregiver from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who graduated from Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College with a degree in automotive technology, according to her campaign site. She describes building her career solving problems with her hands and volunteering as a community activist.
Priorities: Fighting for working families and affordable healthcare, per wingfieldforcongress.com
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U.S. House - KY-3

2 candidates

Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Incumbent
Morgan McGarvey is the Democratic incumbent representing Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, which covers Louisville, and is the only Democrat in Kentucky's U.S. House delegation, according to his official House website. His office says it has secured more than $245 million in federal grants for the Louisville community. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Health care access and affordability, per mcgarvey.house.gov · Public education funding, per mcgarvey.house.gov · Addressing climate change, per mcgarvey.house.gov
Maria Teresa Rodriguez (Republican)
Maria Teresa Rodriguez is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. She is a business owner and trauma nurse living in Louisville, according to the Kentucky Lantern's primary voter guide, and her campaign site says she came to the United States after experiencing political persecution.
Priorities: Public safety, per mariaforuscongress.com · Lower taxes and economic growth, per mariaforuscongress.com · Legal immigration, per mariaforuscongress.com
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U.S. House - KY-4

4 candidates

Ed Gallrein (Republican)
Ed Gallrein is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, he is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer who served three decades in the Navy before returning home to continue his family's farming operation, according to his campaign site.
Priorities: Cutting taxes and reducing regulation, per edgallrein.com · Border security and national defense, per edgallrein.com
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Melissa Claire Strange (Democratic)
Melissa Claire Strange is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. A lifelong Kentuckian now living in Erlanger, she has worked for nearly 30 years as a supply chain director for a global nutrition and agribusiness company, according to Spectrum News 1. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Jobs and the economy, per LINK nky · Health care, per LINK nky · Education, per LINK nky
Jeremy Todd (Libertarian)
Todd grew up in a working-class Southern family; his father drove a truck and his mother worked as a billing clerk, per the campaign site. He built a business career leading teams ranging from a handful of employees to organizations of more than 300 people, per the campaign site. He is running as the Libertarian candidate for Kentucky's 4th District, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Opposes U.S. involvement in foreign wars and wants troops brought home, per the campaign site · Opposes what he calls excessive government spending, per the campaign site · Says he opposes corporate and billionaire influence in politics, per the campaign site
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Mohammad Wael Ahmad (Kentucky Party)
Mohammad Wael Ahmad announced in August 2026 that he was stepping back from the U.S. House race in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, saying he had decided to focus on other things, according to LINK nky. His name remains on the Kentucky Secretary of State's certified November 3, 2026 candidate filing as of September 8, 2026. Ahmad is a Covington-based activist who ran as the nominee of the Kentucky Party, which opposes military intervention and military spending in foreign conflicts. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

U.S. House - KY-5

4 candidates

Ned Pillersdorf (Democratic)
Ned Pillersdorf is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District. A Prestonsburg attorney with a poverty-focused law practice of 44 years, he holds degrees from Vanderbilt University and the McGeorge School of Law, according to his campaign site and the Kentucky Lantern's voter guide.
Priorities: Protecting Medicaid and Medicare from proposed cuts, per nedforcongress.com · Protecting food and utility assistance programs, per nedforcongress.com
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Hal Rogers (Republican)Incumbent
Hal Rogers is the Republican incumbent representing Kentucky's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to his official House website. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Gerardo Serrano (Independent)
Gerardo Serrano works as a farmer, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup, and has run for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District in several previous election cycles before filing as an independent for 2026. The campaign site quotes Serrano saying the two-party system was left behind because neither party puts ordinary Americans first, and that Congress, not the executive branch alone, must authorize military action. Serrano has been endorsed by the advocacy group Take Back Kentucky for the 5th District race.
Priorities: Requiring congressional authorization before military action, rather than unilateral executive war-making, per the campaign site · Support for veterans, lower taxes, and less federal regulation, per Take Back Kentucky endorsement post · Second Amendment rights, per Take Back Kentucky endorsement post
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Mikel Wein (Independent)
Mikel Wein works as an archaeologist, according to the Politics1 Kentucky candidate roundup. Wein has deep family roots in Letcher County, Kentucky, living on land the family has held on the mother's side since the mid-1800s, per the campaign site. Wein is running as an independent for Kentucky's 5th Congressional District on a platform that includes a proposed 'Resilient Community Corps' to help eastern Kentucky communities recover from flooding and economic decline, along with support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025, according to the campaign site.
Priorities: A 'Resilient Community Corps' to help communities recover from natural disasters and economic decline, per the campaign site · Support for the Medicare for All Act of 2025 to expand healthcare access and support rural hospitals, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - KY-6

4 candidates

Ralph Alvarado (Republican)
Ralph Alvarado is the Republican nominee for Kentucky's open 6th Congressional District seat. A physician with nearly three decades of experience treating patients across Central Kentucky, he previously served as a Kentucky state senator and later as Tennessee's Commissioner of Health, according to his campaign site and Kentucky Lantern reporting.
Priorities: Health care reform and lowering costs, per alvaradoforcongress.com · Addressing the cost of living, per alvaradoforcongress.com
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Jay J Bowman (Independent)
Bowman is a small business owner and entrepreneur who has spent about four decades in self-employment, working in fields including construction and AI-based electronics and pest-control systems, per the campaign site. He grew up in Michigan and Utah before settling in Lexington, Kentucky in the early 1990s, per the campaign site. He is running as an independent for Kentucky's 6th District, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Tax reform, per bowman2026.com · Kentucky agriculture and affordability, per bowman2026.com
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Zach Dembo (Democratic)
Zach Dembo is the Democratic nominee for Kentucky's open 6th Congressional District seat. A Navy veteran and former teacher raised in Lexington, he later worked as a federal prosecutor in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and served as policy advisor and legislative director for Gov. Andy Beshear, according to Kentucky Lantern reporting.
Priorities: Banning members of Congress from stock trading, per WKYT · Banning corporate PAC donations and lobbying by former federal officials, per WKYT
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Pete Lynch (Kentucky Party)
Pete Lynch is an independent candidate for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District running with the support of The Kentucky Party. He holds a Ph.D. in American politics and has taught at the University of Kentucky, Centre College, and Eastern Kentucky University, according to his campaign site.
Priorities: Reducing the influence of wealthy donors in Congress, per petelynchforkentucky.com · Representing the middle class and working families, per petelynchforkentucky.com
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2026 Court Races by District

These Kentucky judicial seats are elected by court district or county, so each one appears only on ballots inside that district. Enter your address in the lookup to see which, if any, is on yours.

Supreme Court, 3rd District

1 candidate

Debra Hembree LambertIncumbent
Debra Hembree Lambert is the incumbent justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, 3rd District, elected in 2018 and chosen by her fellow justices as Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. She previously served as a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge and as a circuit/family court judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Court Of Appeals, 3rd District

1 candidate

Greg Lay
Greg Lay has served as circuit judge for Knox and Laurel counties since being elected in 2004, per local Kentucky press reporting. He is the Chief Regional Circuit Judge of the Cumberland Region and was named Trial Judge of the Year in 2021 and 2023. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Court Of Appeals, 5th District, Division 1

2 candidates

Will Moynahan
Will Moynahan is the incumbent judge of the Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate District, Division 1, appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear in April 2025, per his campaign site. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky and is a Naval Reserve aviator who flew combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Priorities: Fairness and impartiality drawn from his legal and military service, per the campaign site
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Lucy Ferguson VanMeter
Lucy Ferguson VanMeter has served as a judge of the Fayette Circuit Court since 2018, per her campaign site. She previously was an equity partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, handling civil and criminal cases across more than 50 Kentucky counties.
Priorities: Appellate judges should have state trial-court experience, per the campaign site
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Statewide Ballot Measures

1 statewide measure is on Kentucky's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Limit Governor's Pardon Power and Commutations Near General Election Amendment
Prohibit the governor from issuing a pardon or commuting a sentence 60 days prior to the gubernatorial election and until after the fifth Tuesday succeeding the election.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Adair County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Allen County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Anderson County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Ballard County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Barren County

31 candidates

31 tracked candidate profiles
23 races covered

Bath County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Bell County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Boone County

32 candidates

32 tracked candidate profiles
24 races covered

Bourbon County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Bowling Green city

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Boyd County

35 candidates

35 tracked candidate profiles
23 races covered

Boyle County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
14 races covered

Bracken County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Breathitt County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Breckinridge County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Bullitt County

28 candidates

28 tracked candidate profiles
14 office types represented

Butler County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Caldwell County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Calloway County

24 candidates

24 tracked candidate profiles
19 races covered

Campbell County

42 candidates

42 tracked candidate profiles
27 races covered

Carlisle County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Carroll County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Carter County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Casey County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Christian County

30 candidates

30 tracked candidate profiles
15 office types represented

Clark County

26 candidates

26 tracked candidate profiles
21 races covered

Clay County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Clinton County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Crittenden County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Cumberland County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Daviess County

35 candidates

35 tracked candidate profiles
23 races covered

Edmonson County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Elliott County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Estill County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Fayette County

73 candidates

73 tracked candidate profiles
44 races covered

Fleming County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Floyd County

34 candidates

34 tracked candidate profiles
19 races covered

Franklin County

34 candidates

34 tracked candidate profiles
25 races covered

Fulton County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Gallatin County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Garrard County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Grant County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Graves County

20 candidates

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17 races covered

Grayson County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Green County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Greenup County

38 candidates

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25 races covered

Hancock County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Hardin County

49 candidates

49 tracked candidate profiles
32 races covered

Harlan County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Harrison County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Hart County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Henderson County

26 candidates

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20 races covered

Henry County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Hickman County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Hopkins County

30 candidates

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25 races covered

Jackson County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Jefferson County

99 candidates

99 tracked candidate profiles
55 races covered

Jessamine County

34 candidates

34 tracked candidate profiles
26 races covered

Johnson County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Kenton County

44 candidates

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29 races covered

Knott County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Knox County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Larue County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Laurel County

32 candidates

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29 races covered

Lawrence County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Lee County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Leslie County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Letcher County

1 candidates

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1 race covered

Lewis County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Lexington-Fayette urban county

8 candidates

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2 office types represented

Lincoln County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Livingston County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Logan County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Lyon County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Madison County

41 candidates

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18 office types represented

Magoffin County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Marion County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Marshall County

23 candidates

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17 races covered

Martin County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Mason County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

McCracken County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
22 races covered

Mccreary County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Mclean County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Meade County

20 candidates

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17 races covered

Menifee County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Mercer County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Metcalfe County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Monroe County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Montgomery County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Morgan County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Muhlenberg County

9 candidates

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8 races covered

Nelson County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
17 races covered

Nicholas County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Ohio County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Oldham County

40 candidates

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30 races covered

Owen County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Owsley County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Pendleton County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Perry County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Pike County

41 candidates

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25 races covered

Powell County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Pulaski County

38 candidates

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25 office types represented

Robertson County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Rockcastle County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Rowan County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Russell County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Scott County

29 candidates

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23 races covered

Shelby County

31 candidates

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25 races covered

Simpson County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Spencer County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Taylor County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Todd County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Trigg County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Trimble County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Union County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Warren County

33 candidates

33 tracked candidate profiles
28 races covered

Washington County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Wayne County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Webster County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Whitley County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
22 races covered

Wolfe County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Woodford County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Every county in Kentucky

All 120 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 120 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Adair County Allen County Anderson County Ballard County Barren County Bath County Bell County Boone County Bourbon County Boyd County Boyle County Bracken County Breathitt County Breckinridge County Bullitt County Butler County Caldwell County Calloway County Campbell County Carlisle County Carroll County Carter County Casey County Christian County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Crittenden County Cumberland County Daviess County Edmonson County Elliott County Estill County Fayette County Fleming County Floyd County Franklin County Fulton County Gallatin County Garrard County Grant County Graves County Grayson County Green County Greenup County Hancock County Hardin County Harlan County Harrison County Hart County Henderson County Henry County Hickman County Hopkins County Jackson County Jefferson County Jessamine County Johnson County Kenton County Knott County Knox County Larue County Laurel County Lawrence County Lee County Leslie County Letcher County Lewis County Lincoln County Livingston County Logan County Lyon County Madison County Magoffin County Marion County Marshall County Martin County Mason County McCracken County McCreary County McLean County Meade County Menifee County Mercer County Metcalfe County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Muhlenberg County Nelson County Nicholas County Ohio County Oldham County Owen County Owsley County Pendleton County Perry County Pike County Powell County Pulaski County Robertson County Rockcastle County Rowan County Russell County Scott County Shelby County Simpson County Spencer County Taylor County Todd County Trigg County Trimble County Union County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Whitley County Wolfe County Woodford County

How to vote in Kentucky in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Kentucky election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Monday, October 5, 2026; by mail Monday, October 5, 2026; in person by Monday, October 5, 2026
Early voting: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026
Mail ballot: request by Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m; return: Must be RECEIVED by 6:00 p.m. local time on Election Day, November 3, 2026
Election Day hours: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Kentucky election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Photo ID is required to vote (KRS 117.375, in effect since July 2020) and need not be unexpired. Acceptable IDs include a Kentucky driver's license or ID card, a U.S.-issued ID, a U.S. uniformed-services/National Guard ID, a public or private college/university ID, or an ID from a Kentucky city/county/urban-county government. Voters without photo ID may sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and present an approved non-photo alternative.

Kentucky 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky in 2026?

The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in Kentucky are Andy Barr (R), Charles Booker (D), Christopher Campbell (Kentucky Party). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Kentucky 2026 primary election?

Kentucky's 2026 state primary was held on May 19, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Kentucky for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Kentucky's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 5, 2026; by mail Monday, October 5, 2026; in person by Monday, October 5, 2026, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Kentucky for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in Kentucky runs Wednesday, October 21, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Kentucky for November 2026?

Kentucky mail ballots: request by Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m; return: Must be RECEIVED by 6:00 p.m. local time on Election Day, November 3, 2026, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Kentucky in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Kentucky election office's official lookup at https://www.govote.ky.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Find Your Exact Ballot

Enter an address to narrow statewide, congressional, county, and municipal races.

Voting Resources

Registration, deadlines, and official election links for voters.

Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.