Voters in Kentucky elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was January 25, 2022.

The election filled the Class III Senate seat held by Rand Paul (R), who first took office in 2011. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democrats retained their majority and gained one net seat, with the Senate's post-election partisan balance at 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans.

Thirty-five of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election.^[1] At the time of the election, Democrats had an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) having the tie-breaking vote.^[2] Of the seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 14 and Republicans held 21.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Incumbent Rand Paul defeated Charles Booker, Charles Lee Thomason, and Billy Ray Wilson in the general election for U.S. Senate Kentucky on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rand Paul (R)	61.8	913,326
		Charles Booker (D)	38.2	564,311
	Submit photo	Charles Lee Thomason (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	145
		Billy Ray Wilson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	48

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,477,830
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Biery (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Charles Booker defeated Joshua Blanton Sr., John Merrill, and Ruth Gao in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Booker	73.3	214,245
	Submit photo	Joshua Blanton Sr.	10.6	30,980
		John Merrill	9.9	28,931
		Ruth Gao	6.2	18,154

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 292,310
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rand Paul	86.4	333,051
		Val Fredrick	3.6	14,018
		Paul Hamilton	3.5	13,473
	Submit photo	Arnold Blankenship	2.6	10,092
		Tami Stainfield	2.5	9,526
		John Schiess	1.4	5,538

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 385,698
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Kentucky

Election information in Kentucky: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 25, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2022
Online: Oct. 25, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 3, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

Click on a candidate's name to visit their Ballotpedia page.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Expand all | Collapse all

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Charles Booker (D)

Charles Booker is fighting to win a Kentucky New Deal – a bold vision to ensure life, freedom, and prosperity for all Kentuckians. We can end generational poverty, deliver on justice, and strengthen democracy by centering the needs of Kentuckians ahead of corporate greed, lobbyists, and career politicians that have held us back for so long.

Charles understands the struggles that we face everyday. He grew up in one of Kentucky’s poorest zip codes, has experienced homelessness, and has had to ration his insulin to help put food on the table for his girls. Despite these hardships and by working multiple jobs to pay his way, he became the first in his family to graduate from college and law school, and became one of the youngest state legislators in Kentucky’s history. He is fighting for us because the people of Kentucky are family, and family is worth fighting for.

Charles has been a relentless champion in the fight for a Kentucky that works for all of us. He stood on the train tracks with the coal miners in Eastern Kentucky demanding honest pay for honest work. He stood with our teachers when they stepped outside the classroom to fight for our children’s futures. And he stood shoulder to shoulder with people of all ages in Injustice Square to say her name. He’s stood with the people of Kentucky from the hood to the holler, and it’s why they stand with him.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Charles Booker (D)

When elected, Charles will fight to expand social security through the Social Security Expansion Act, ensure every Kentuckian has access to quality healthcare by passing Medicare for All, and repair Kentucky’s crumbling infrastructure, including expanding broadband access across the Commonwealth.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Rand Paul	Republican Party	$28,286,112	$23,149,602	$5,365,435	As of December 31, 2022
Joshua Blanton Sr.	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Charles Booker	Democratic Party	$6,556,072	$6,549,782	$6,290	As of December 31, 2022
Ruth Gao	Democratic Party	$9,914	$12,501	$-870	As of September 30, 2022
John Merrill	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Arnold Blankenship	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Val Fredrick	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Paul Hamilton	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
John Schiess	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Tami Stainfield	Republican Party	$27,130	$42,941	$-15,812	As of December 31, 2022
Charles Lee Thomason	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Billy Ray Wilson	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[5]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Kentucky in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kentucky, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Kentucky	U.S. Senate	Democratic or Republican	2	$500.00	1/25/2022	Source
Kentucky	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	5,000	$500.00	6/7/2022	Source

Election history

2020

General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mitch McConnell (R)	57.8	1,233,315
	Amy McGrath (D)	38.2	816,257
	Brad Barron (L)	4.0	85,386
	Paul John Frangedakis (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	70
	Daniel Cobble (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	18
	Randall Lee Teegarden (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	9

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,135,055
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Derek Leonard Petteys (Reform Party)
Alyssa Dara McDowell (Independent)

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy McGrath	45.4	247,037
		Charles Booker	42.6	231,888
		Mike Broihier	5.0	27,175
		Mary Ann Tobin	2.0	11,108
		Maggie Jo Hilliard	1.1	6,224
	Submit photo	Andrew Maynard	1.1	5,974
		Bennie Smith	0.9	5,040
		Jimmy Ausbrooks	0.7	3,629
		Eric Rothmuller	0.6	2,995
	Submit photo	John Sharpensteen	0.5	2,992

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 544,062
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mitch McConnell	82.8	342,660
		C. Wesley Morgan	6.2	25,588
	Submit photo	Louis Grider	3.3	13,771
		Paul John Frangedakis	2.9	11,957
	Submit photo	Naren James	2.6	10,693
	Submit photo	Kenneth Lowndes	1.3	5,548
	Submit photo	Nicholas Alsager	0.9	3,603

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 413,820
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Karl Das (R)
Wendell Crow (R)

2016

**U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rand Paul Incumbent	57.3%	1,090,177
	Democratic	Jim Gray	42.7%	813,246
	N/A	Write-in	0%	42
Total Votes				1,903,465
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate, Kentucky Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rand Paul Incumbent	84.8%	169,180
James Gould	8.3%	16,611
Stephen Slaughter	6.9%	13,728
Total Votes		199,519
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

**U.S. Senate, Kentucky Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Gray	58.7%	240,598
Sellus Wilder	12.9%	52,729
Ron Leach	9.5%	39,026
Tom Recktenwald	5.3%	21,910
Grant Short	5.3%	21,558
Jeff Kender	4.9%	20,237
Rory Houlihan	3.3%	13,585
Total Votes		409,643
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

2014

**U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mitch McConnell Incumbent	56.2%	806,787
	Democratic	Alison Lundergan Grimes	40.7%	584,698
	Libertarian	David Patterson	3.1%	44,240
Total Votes				1,435,725
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

**U.S. Senate, Kentucky Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Alison Lundergan Grimes	76.5%	307,821
Gregory Leichty	8.1%	32,602
Burrel Farnsley	8%	32,310
Tom Recktenwald	7.4%	29,791
Total Votes		402,524
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

**U.S. Senate, Kentucky Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mitch McConnell Incumbent	60.2%	213,753
Matt Bevin	35.4%	125,787
Shawna Sterling	2%	7,214
Chris Payne	1.5%	5,338
Brad Copas	0.9%	3,024
Total Votes		355,116
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

2010

On November 2, 2012, Rand Paul (R) defeated Jack Conway (D) and Billy Ray Wilson (I) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rand Paul	55.7%	755,706
	Democratic	Jack Conway	44.2%	600,052
	Independent	Billy Ray Wilson	0%	338
Total Votes				1,356,096

2010 Race for United States Senate - Democratic Primary^[9]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	a Jack Conway	44.0%
	Democratic Party	Daniel Mongiardo	43.2%
	Democratic Party	Darlene F. Price	5.5%
	Democratic Party	James Buckmaster	3.9%
	Democratic Party	Maurice M. Sweeney	3.4%
Total Votes			521,659

U.S. Senate, Kentucky Republican Primary, 2010
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rand Paul	58.8%	206,986
Trey Grayson	35.4%	124,864
Bill Johnson	2.2%	7,861
John Stephenson	2%	6,885
Gurley L. Martin	0.8%	2,850
Jon Scribner	0.8%	2,829
Total Votes		352,275

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

	2026 → ← 2020
U.S. Senate, Kentucky
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: January 25, 2022
	Primary: May 17, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Voting in Kentucky
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
	U.S. Senate, Kentucky; U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th; Kentucky elections, 2022; U.S. Congress elections, 2022; U.S. Senate elections, 2022; U.S. House elections, 2022; Alabama U.S. Senate raceAlaska U.S. Senate raceArizona U.S. Senate raceArkansas U.S. Senate raceCalifornia U.S. Senate raceColorado U.S. Senate raceConnecticut U.S. Senate raceFlorida U.S. Senate raceGeorgia U.S. Senate raceHawaii U.S. Senate raceIdaho U.S. Senate raceIllinois U.S. Senate raceIndiana U.S. Senate raceIowa U.S. Senate raceKansas U.S. Senate raceKentucky U.S. Senate raceLouisiana U.S. Senate raceMaryland U.S. Senate raceMissouri U.S. Senate raceNevada U.S. Senate raceNew Hampshire U.S. Senate raceNew York U.S. Senate raceNorth Carolina U.S. Senate raceNorth Dakota U.S. Senate raceOhio U.S. Senate raceOklahoma U.S. Senate raceOregon U.S. Senate racePennsylvania U.S. Senate raceSouth Carolina U.S. Senate raceSouth Dakota U.S. Senate raceUtah U.S. Senate raceVermont U.S. Senate raceWashington U.S. Senate raceWisconsin U.S. Senate raceSubmit

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kentucky and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Kentucky, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Kentucky's 1st	James Comer	Republican	R+24
Kentucky's 2nd	Brett Guthrie	Republican	R+21
Kentucky's 3rd	Open	Democratic	D+9
Kentucky's 4th	Thomas Massie	Republican	R+19
Kentucky's 5th	Hal Rogers	Republican	R+32
Kentucky's 6th	Andy Barr	Republican	R+9

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Kentucky^[10]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Kentucky's 1st	27.9%	70.6%
Kentucky's 2nd	30.8%	67.5%
Kentucky's 3rd	60.2%	37.9%
Kentucky's 4th	32.8%	65.4%
Kentucky's 5th	19.7%	79.1%
Kentucky's 6th	43.5%	54.5%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 74.2% of Kentuckians lived in one of the state's 116 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 24.5% lived in one of two Solid Democratic counties: Fayette and Jefferson. Overall, Kentucky was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Kentucky following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Kentucky county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	116	74.2%
Solid Democratic	2	24.5%
Trending Republican	2	1.3%
Total voted Democratic	2	24.5%
Total voted Republican	118	75.5%

Historical voting trends

Kentucky presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Kentucky

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Kentucky.

U.S. Senate election results in Kentucky
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	57.8%	38.2%
2016	57.3%	42.7%
2014	56.1%	40.7%
2010	55.8%	44.2%
2008	53.0%	47.0%
Average	56.0	42.6

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Kentucky

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Kentucky.

Gubernatorial election results in Kentucky
Race	Winner	Runner up
2019	49.2%	48.8%
2015	52.5%	43.8%
2011	55.7%	35.3%
2007	58.7%	41.3%
2003	55.0%	45.0%
Average	54.2	42.8

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Kentucky's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kentucky, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	1	1
Republican	2	5	7
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	6	8

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Kentucky's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Kentucky, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Andy Beshear
Lieutenant Governor	Jacqueline Coleman
Secretary of State	Michael Adams
Attorney General	Daniel Cameron

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Kentucky General Assembly as of November 2022.

Kentucky State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	8
	Republican Party	29
	Vacancies	1
Total		38

Kentucky House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	25
	Republican Party	75
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Kentucky was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Kentucky and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Kentucky
	Kentucky	United States
Population	4,339,367	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	39,491	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	87%	72.5%
Black/African American	8.1%	12.7%
Asian	1.5%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1%	4.9%
Multiple	2.3%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	3.7%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	86.3%	88%
College graduation rate	24.2%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$50,589	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	17.3%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Footnotes

↑ The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.
↑ Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 17, 2010
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

[show]

Kentucky's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mitch McConnell (R)

Rand Paul (R)

Representatives

District 1

James Comer (R)

District 2

Brett Guthrie (R)

District 3

Morgan McGarvey (D)

District 4

Thomas Massie (R)

District 5

Hal Rogers (R)

District 6

Andy Barr (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (1)

[1] The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.

[2] Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.

[3] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[4] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[5] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[8] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[KYElectionResults-9] Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 17, 2010

[10] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

Kentucky	2022 primaries	2022 U.S. Congress elections

Kentucky congressional delegation Voting in Kentucky Kentucky elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018	Democratic primary battlegrounds Republican primary battlegrounds U.S. Senate Democratic primaries U.S. Senate Republican primaries U.S. House Democratic primaries U.S. House Republican primaries	U.S. Congress elections U.S. Senate elections U.S. House elections Special elections Ballot access

United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2022

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Voting information

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Campaign finance

General election race ratings

Ballot access

Election history

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

2014

2010

Election analysis

Presidential elections

Cook PVI by congressional district

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2012-2020

Historical voting trends

Statewide elections

U.S. Senate elections

Gubernatorial elections

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

State executive

State legislature

Kentucky State Senate

Kentucky House of Representatives

Trifecta control

Demographics

See also

External links

Footnotes

Information about voting

2025 Elections

2026 Elections

2024 Election analysis

Trending

Public Policy

Information for candidates

Get Engaged

Services

Additional analysis

SITE NAVIGATION