Kentucky U.S. Senate
2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026
What this office does One of your state's two U.S. Senators in Washington. Senators write and vote on federal laws, approve the federal budget, confirm Supreme Court justices, federal judges and cabinet members, and ratify treaties. Terms are 6 years (a special election fills the rest of an unfinished term).
Candidates
Republican · $17M outside spending · 25 endorsements listed
Moderately right · from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview)
Democrat · $33K outside spending · 11 endorsements listed
Moderately left · from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty)
Minor-party, independent and write-in candidates may also be on your ballot.
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