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Kentucky

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

Election Day, polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; absentee ballots due by 6 p.m

U.S. Senate

  • Andy Barr Republican
  • Charles Booker Democrat
  • Christopher Campbell Kentucky Party
  • Thomas Murphy Independent

U.S. House, your district

Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.

Statewide ballot measures

Amendment 1: Limiting Governor Pardoning Power

YES: supports barring the governor from pardoning or commuting sentences from 60 days before a governor’s election until the 5th Tuesday after it, and making the section’s language gender neutral.

NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping the governor free to pardon or commute sentences at any time, including right around an election (the only current limit is on impeachments).

Also on your ballot

  • State Senate

  • State House

  • State Supreme Court

  • Intermediate appellate courts

  • School boards

  • Municipal government