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129 races on November 3, 2026

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U.S. Senate Kentucky

General: November 3, 2026

IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Alyssa Dara McDowell ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanIdeology 0.49 · ConservativeAttorney

An attorney and former congressman, Barr emphasizes border security and extending Trump-era tax cuts for Kentucky families. He supports restricting women's sports to biological females and honoring veterans.

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DemocraticExecutive

Charles Booker is a Democratic lawyer running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky in his second campaign. He emphasizes ending generational poverty, delivering on justice, and strengthening democracy by centering the needs of working Kentuckians over corporate interests.

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No party listedFirst-time candidateIndependent contractor

Christopher Campbell is an independent contractor running for office for the first time. Christopher Campbell emphasizes push for the immediate moratorium on all military aide (money, weapons, personnel) to foreign governments., consolidation of the hundreds of global u.s. funded military bases (congressional base realignment and closure process), and elimination of contracts that allow for "private.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrewBusiness owner and president

David Biery ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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Reform PartyFirst-time candidateWithdrewBusiness owner

Derek Leonard Petteys ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Jacob Trimble ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrewCommunity activist

Jared Randall ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Joel Willett ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Joshua Paul Edwards ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Karl Das ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Kevin Elliott ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Loretta Babalmoradi Noble ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Matt Jones ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RIdeology 0.40 · ConservativeWithdrewAttorney

Mitch McConnell ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Nate Morris ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Steven Cox ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Thomas Murphy is an independent write-in candidate running for U.S. Senate Kentucky for the first time. More information about his background and policy positions is not yet publicly available through public voter guide resources.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Wende Kennedy ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Wendell Crow ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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U.S. House Kentucky District 1

General: November 3, 2026

RepublicanIncumbentIdeology 0.59 · ConservativeBusiness

James Comer Jr., the incumbent, brings business and agricultural experience from operating a farming and cattle operation. He emphasizes controlling government spending, supporting agriculture and gun rights, and promoting term limits. He previously served in the Kentucky House and as Commissioner of Agriculture.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrewFinance director

David Sharp ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 1 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidateConstruction worker

Drew Williams earned his degree from Murray State University and has worked in construction for nearly two decades. Running for Congress from Kentucky's 1st District, he emphasizes grassroots representation, listening to constituents, and advocating for marginalized families.

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U.S. House Kentucky District 2

General: November 3, 2026

RepublicanIncumbentIdeology 0.43 · ConservativeBusiness executive

Incumbent business executive from Kentucky with degrees from West Point and Yale. Guthrie emphasizes job creation through manufacturing legislation, federal spending restraint, and budget balance while supporting Alzheimer's research and veterans' care.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Christopher Henning ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidate

Megan Wingfield is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House Kentucky District 2 in the 2026 general election. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Stephen Harvey ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Thomas Loecken is running for U.S. House from Kentucky as an independent candidate for his first time.

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U.S. House Kentucky District 3

General: November 3, 2026

DemocraticIncumbentIdeology -0.49 · ProgressiveAttorney

Morgan McGarvey is an attorney serving as the incumbent U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 3rd District. He emphasizes healthcare access, public education, addressing climate change, and environmental protection.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrewCommunity activist

Jared Randall ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanFirst-time candidate

Running as a Republican for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, this is her first run for office. She advanced from the Republican primary on May 19, 2026. No additional information about her policy positions is available.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Oumou Diallo ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Robert DeVore Jr. ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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U.S. House Kentucky District 4

General: November 3, 2026

RepublicanFirst-time candidate

Ed Gallrein, a Republican candidate, is running for office for the first time.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Elizabeth Mason-Hill ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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LibertarianFirst-time candidate

Jeremy Todd is a candidate, running for office for the first time.

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DWithdrewEntrepreneur

Matthew Lehman is a Democratic candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives District 67 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidate

Melissa Strange, a first-time candidate, emphasizes restoring government trust, affordable quality of life, healthcare access, education, and respect for individual rights for Kentucky's 4th District.

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Kentucky PartyFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Mohammad Wael Ahmad ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrewProject manager

Monica Dean ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrewRegistered nurse

Nicole Lee Ethington ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Patrick Rottinghaus ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Peter Harmon Williams is an independent candidate running as a write-in for the U.S. House from Kentucky's 4th Congressional District in his first bid for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Robert Wells Jr. ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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U.S. House Kentucky District 5

General: November 3, 2026

RepublicanIncumbentIdeology 0.33 · ConservativeAttorney

Hal Rogers is an attorney and the incumbent for U.S. House Kentucky District 5. The candidate prioritizes education.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Billy Ray Wilson, a Independent candidate, is running for office for the first time.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateFarmer

An Independent farmer and small-business owner in Kentucky for 25 years, Serrano is running for this first U.S. House bid from Kentucky's 5th District. He emphasizes constitutional rights, limiting government power, and creating jobs to keep young people in Eastern Kentucky.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Jacob Trimble ran for U.S. Senate Kentucky in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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LFirst-time candidateWithdrew

John Wells ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 5 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateArchaeologist

Mikel Wein is an archaeologist, running for office for the first time, for Kentucky District 5. Mikel Wein emphasizes Eastern K Y deserves to end the decades of corporate.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidate

A Democrat, Pillersdorf is running for U.S. House in Kentucky's 5th District in his first campaign.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrewTruck driver

Stephan Mazur ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 5 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

William Hibbitts ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 5 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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U.S. House Kentucky District 6

General: November 3, 2026

RIdeology 0.49 · ConservativeWithdrewAttorney

An attorney and former congressman, Barr emphasizes border security and extending Trump-era tax cuts for Kentucky families. He supports restricting women's sports to biological females and honoring veterans.

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RWithdrew

Deanna Frazier Gordon is a Republican candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives District 81 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateEntrepreneur

Jay Bowman is an entrepreneur running for U.S. House from Kentucky's 6th District as an independent for the first time. He emphasizes breaking two-party gridlock, balancing the federal budget, and ensuring workers earn living wages.

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No party listedFirst-time candidateCollege instructor

Pete Lynch, a college instructor, is running for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 for the first time.

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RepublicanDoctor

Ralph Alvarado is a Republican physician running for U.S. House in Kentucky's 6th District in his second campaign. He brings medical credentials and involvement in professional medical and community organizations.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Robert Quigley is an independent candidate for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 in the 2026 general election. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Scott Etter ran for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidate

Zach Dembo is a Democratic candidate running for Congress in Kentucky's 6th District for the first time.

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Kentucky Supreme Court 3rd District

General: November 3, 2026

NonpartisanIncumbent

Debra Hembree Lambert is a candidate for Kentucky Supreme Court 3rd District in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

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