Kentucky Elections 2026
What is on the Kentucky ballot on November 3, 2026: U.S. Senate, 6 U.S. House seats, 1 ballot measure.
Status: upcoming. Election day is November 3, 2026.
Senate and governor
| Race | Status | Rating | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell (R) is retiring | Solid R | Charles Booker (D), Andy Barr (R) |
U.S. House
District 1 · Solid RDistrict 2 · Solid RDistrict 3 · Solid DDistrict 4 · Solid RDistrict 5 · Solid RDistrict 6 · Lean R
State legislature
- Senate: 19 of 38 seats up; currently Republican control
- House: 100 of 100 seats up; currently Republican control
Ballot measures
Limit pardons around elections
Would bar governors from issuing pardons and commutations in the 60 days before and after a governor's election.
A yes vote approves the change described above. A no vote rejects it and keeps current law.
Mayors
10 current mayors verified in our research. Being mayor now does not mean running in the next election.
| City or town | Mayor | Next mayoral election |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | Jeff Gregory | |
| Florence | Julie Metzger Aubuchon | |
| Frankfort | Layne Wilkerson | |
| Georgetown | Burney Jenkins | |
| Hopkinsville | James R. Knight Jr. | |
| Independence | Chris Reinersman | |
| Lexington | Linda Gorton | |
| Louisville | Craig Greenberg | |
| Nicholasville | Alex Carter | |
| Richmond | Robert Blythe |
Open the Kentucky mayor directory
Sources
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia)
- The Green Papers: 2026 general election by state
- Cook Political Report House ratings (Oct. 9, 2026)
- Ballotpedia: congressional candidates, 2026
- 2026 United States Senate elections (Wikipedia)
- 2026 United States gubernatorial elections (Wikipedia)
Statewide offices and measures checked October 12, 2026; federal races updated October 24, 2026.