U.S. Senate elections in Kentucky
● In officeMitch McConnellRepublicanRand PaulRepublican
Elections won
R 22 · D 1941 Senate elections since 1914
Last decided by
23.6 pts2022, Rand Paul over Charles Booker
Closest ever
0.41 pts1984, Mitch McConnell over Walter D. Huddleston
Longest streak
10 in a rowRepublican, 1996–2022
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Kentucky's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican Mitch McConnell and Republican Rand Paul; Paul won the most recent race by 23.6 points in 2022. McConnell has held one seat since 1984 and Paul the other since 2010. The 2022 race put Paul ahead of Charles Booker, 23.6 points clear. Across 41 elections since 1914, Republicans have won 22 and Democrats 19. Of those, the closest was 1984, decided by 0.41 points; the widest 1986, by 48.8 points.
Rand Paul R 913,326 · Charles Booker D 564,311
Mitch McConnell R 1,233,315 · Amy McGrath D 816,257 · Brad Barron L 85,386 · Paul John Frangedakis 70 · +4 more
Mich McConnell R 806,787 · Alison Lundergan Grimes D 584,698 · David M. Patterson L 44,240 · Gregory D. Welch 64
Rand Paul R 755,706 · Jack Conway D 600,052
Mitch McConnell R 953,816 · Bruce Lunsford D 847,005
Jim Bunning R 873,507 · Daniel Mongiardo D 850,855
Mitch McConnell R 731,679 · Lois Combs Weinberg D 399,634
Mitch McConnell R 724,794 · Steven L. Beshear D 560,012 · Dennis L. Lacy L 8,595 · Patricia Jo Metten N 8,344 · +1 more
Mitch McConnell R 478,034 · G. Harvey Sloane D 437,976
Wendell H. Ford D 503,775 · Jackson M. Andrews R 173,330
Wendell H. Ford D 720,891 · Mary Louise Foust R 386,029
Walter D. Huddleston D 528,550 · Louie B. Nunn R 494,337 · Helen Breeden A 8,707 · William E. Bartley P 6,267
John Sherman Cooper R 483,805 · John Y. Brown D 266,079
Thurston B. Morton R 432,648 · Wilson W. Wyatt D 387,440
John Sherman Cooper R 644,087 · Keen Johnson D 444,830
John Sherman Cooper R 538,505 · Lawrence Wetherby D 473,140
Thurston B. Morton R 506,903 · Earle C. Clements D 499,922
Alben W. Barkley D 434,109 · John Sherman Cooper R 362,948
John Sherman Cooper R 494,576 · Thomas R. Underwood D 465,652
Virgil Chapman D 408,256 · John Sherman Cooper R 383,776 · W. A. Standefur S 1,232 · H. G. Stanfield P 924 · +1 more
John Sherman Cooper R 327,652 · John Y. Brown D 285,829
Alben W. Barkley D 464,053 · James Park R 380,425 · Robert H. Garrison P 1,808 · Yona M. Marret S 340
Albert B. Chandler D 216,958 · Richard J. Colbert R 175,081
Albert B. Chandler D 561,151 · Walter B. Smith R 401,812
Alben W. Barkley D 346,735 · John P. Haswell R 212,266
Marvel M. Logan D 539,968 · Robert H. Lucas R 365,850 · William M. Likins U 11,709 · W. A. Sandefer S 541 · +1 more
Marvel M. Logan D 336,748 · John M. Robsion R 309,180
Alben W. Barkley D 286,997 · Richard P. Ernst R 266,567
Fred M. Sackett R 406,121 · Augustus O. Stanley D 381,605
Richard P. Ernst R 454,226 · John C. Beckham D 449,244
Augustus O. Stanley D 184,385 · Ben L. Bruner R 178,797
John C. Beckham D 176,605 · Augustus E. Willson R 144,758 · Burton Vance P 14,108 · H. J. Robertson S 4,890