Amy McGrath, U.S. Senate candidate

Amy McGrath

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
June 1, 1975
Current age
51
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2018–2020

Photo: Louise Palanker from Los Angeles/Santa Barbara, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McGrath960,993
Opponents1.5M
2
Elections run

Between 2018 and 2020, Amy McGrath ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 2. McGrath's biggest single-election total was 816,257 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, every U.S. House race in Kentucky's District 6, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Amy McGrath received?

Amy McGrath has received 960,993 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Amy McGrath’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. SenateKentuckyLost816,25738.23%Mitch McConnell
Brad Barron

Paul John Frangedakis

Daniel Cobble

Randall Lee Teegargen

Demetra Wysinger

Harold H. Fitzpatrick
2018U.S. HouseKentuckyLost144,73647.79%Frank Harris
Rikka L. Wallin

James Germalic

Andy Barr
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q35496520). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Amy McGrath: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/amy-mcgrath. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.