2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Kentucky races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on Kentucky's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: vrsws.sos.ky.gov.
Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed: see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
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U.S. Senator
Statewide
- Andy Barr · Republican
- Charles Booker · Democratic
- Christopher Campbell · Kentucky
- Thomas Michael Murphy · Write-inWrite-in
U.S. House
Kentucky has 6 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- James R. Comer · RepublicanIncumbent
- John "Drew" Williams · Democratic
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- S. Brett Guthrie · RepublicanIncumbent
- Thomas A. Loecken · Independent
- Megan Wingfield · Democratic
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U.S. Representative, District 3
- Morgan McGarvey · DemocraticIncumbent
- Maria Teresa Rodriguez · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 4
- Mohammad Wael Ahmad · Kentucky
- Ed Gallrein · Republican
- Melissa Claire Strange · Democratic
- Jeremy Todd · Libertarian
- Peter Harmon Williams · Write-inWrite-in
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U.S. Representative, District 5
- Ned Pillersdorf · Democratic
- Hal Rogers · RepublicanIncumbent
- Gerardo Serrano · Independent
- Mikel Wein · Independent
- Billy Ray Wilson · Write-inWrite-in
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U.S. Representative, District 6
- Ralph Alvarado · Republican
- Jay J Bowman · Independent
- Zach Dembo · Democratic
- Pete Lynch · Kentucky
- Robert Quigley · Write-inWrite-in
Statewide offices
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Supreme Court Justice
3
- Debra Hembree Lambert · Nonpartisan
Statewide ballot measures
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Constitutional Amendment: limits on pardons and commutations near a gubernatorial election
Statewide ballot measure
Would bar the governor from granting pardons or commuting sentences from 60 days before a gubernatorial election until the governor elected at that election is sworn in.
State legislature
119 Kentucky legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.
Voting in Kentucky
- Registration deadline
- The voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2026 general election was Monday, October 5, 2026. Kentucky has no same-day registration.
- Early voting
- No-excuse early in-person voting: Thursday, October 29, Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 2026. Excused in-person absentee voting (for eligible voters): October 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 and 28, 2026. Locations are posted at govote.ky.gov.
- ID at the polls
- All voters must produce identification at the polling place (see the State Board of Elections' Voter ID Requirements for valid forms).
Check your registration and sample ballot (vrsws.sos.ky.gov)
Sources
- Kentucky State Board of Elections (Kentucky State Board of Elections, Public record)
- Upcoming Election Summary: Voting In Person and By Mail (Kentucky State Board of Elections, Public record)
- Election Day Information (FAQ) (Kentucky State Board of Elections, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Kentucky (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.