2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Kentucky Senate District 36

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Julie Raque Adams

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 36 (since 2015)
Work: Small business owner; state senator since 2015

Julie Raque Adams has served as State Senator for District 36 in the Kentucky General Assembly since 2015, a district that includes all or part of Jefferson County.

Julie Raque Adams is a small business owner who served on the Louisville Metro Council from 2003 to 2009. Julie Raque Adams served in the Kentucky House (2011-2014) and has represented Senate District 36 since 2015.

Adams's committees

Health Services
Licensing & Occupations (Chair)
State & Local Government
Banking & Insurance
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government
Interim Joint Committee on Banking & Insurance
Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (Co-Chair)
Interim Joint Committee on State Government
Administrative Regulation Review Sub.
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (Co-Chair)

Sources for Adams

Julie Raque Adams: official member information (Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission), Public record)
Kentucky General Assembly: current member roster (Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission), Public record)

Sarah Cole McIntosh

Democratic

Work: Director of learning, Kentucky Historical Society; former teacher and Jefferson County school board member

Sarah Cole McIntosh is director of learning at the Kentucky Historical Society and previously worked as a branch manager at the Kentucky Department of Education and as a U.S. history teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools. Sarah Cole McIntosh served one term on the Jefferson County Board of Education (District 7, 2021-2025).

Sources for McIntosh

Sarah Cole McIntosh candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Sarah Cole McIntosh candidate profile (Branch, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State: 2026 General Election (Kentucky Secretary of State, Public record)

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