2026 midterms · State
Kentucky
Primary May 19, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 7
- candidates listed
- 14
- statements classified
- 79,870
races tracked
6 House, 1 Senate and 0 governor; none is rated a toss-up or leaning to a party (Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab).
Statewide races
A Senate race is on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
- Charles BookerDOpen seat · advanced
Republicans
- Garland BarrROpen seat · advanced
House races
Six House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- John WilliamsDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- James ComerRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Megan WingfieldDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Brett GuthrieRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Morgan McgarveyDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Maria RodriguezRChallenger · advanced
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Melissa StrangeDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Ed GallreinRChallenger · advanced
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Ned PillersdorfDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Harold RogersRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
What the candidates say
15 of Kentucky’s 17 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 14 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Kentucky’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Charles Booker | D | Senate | Open seat | 691 | 13% | 16% | 35% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Garland Barr | R | Senate | Open seat | 620 | 3.1% | 3.7% | 37% | 0.7% | 35% |
| Mitch Mcconnell | R | Senate | Incumbent | 24,119 | 2.1% | 22% | 70% | 7.0% | 17% |
| John Williams | D | 1st District | Challenger | 606 | 0.2% | 5.0% | 39% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| James Comer | R | 1st District | Incumbent | 8,072 | 11% | 24% | 54% | 4.0% | 11% |