2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky


The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been Senate Majority Leader since 2015 and senator from Kentucky since 1985, is running for reelection to a seventh term in office. He faces off against former U.S. Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron.
The Democratic and Republican primaries took place on June 23, 2020. As the primaries neared, the president of the National Bar Association accused officials of carrying out voter suppression. Compared to typical numbers of 3,700, the number of polling stations was reduced to 200 with only one in Louisville. Because a large number of voters voted by mail, absentee ballots were not counted until June 30. Over 973,000 people requested absentee ballots, a far greater number than usual.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

There were debates on March 5, 2020 and June 1, 2020.

Polling

Endorsements

Results

Other candidates

Libertarian primary

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky does not qualify to nominate through the taxpayer-funded primary and will hold its privately-operated primary, open to those who are and remain registered to vote as a Libertarian from January 1 to present in the state of Kentucky, on March 8, 2020. All candidates of the Libertarian Party of Kentucky must defeat None Of The Above to obtain the nomination.

Nominee

Reform Party

Withdrawn

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Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;with Charles Booker
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Mitch
McConnell 		Charles
Booker 		Other /
Undecided
June 13–15, 2020898 ± 3.8%52%38%9%

;with Jim Gray
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Mitch
McConnell 		Jim
Gray 		Undecided
June 11–12, 2019741± 3.6%49%41%10%

;with Generic Democrat
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Mitch
McConnell 		Generic
Democrat		Other /
Undecided
May 14–15, 20201,104 –47%44%9%
Feb 11–12, 2019748± 3.6%45%42%12%
Aug 15–16, 2017645–37%44%19%

;on whether Mitch McConnell deserves to be re-elected
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		YesNoOther /
Undecided
July 29–31, 2019600 ± 4.0%31%62%8%
Feb 11–12, 2019748± 3.6%32%61%8%

;with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Other /
Undecided
July 29–31, 2019600 ± 4.0%48%42%13%

Results