KNOW YOUR SENATOR

2026 race — Kentucky (U.S. Senate)

14 candidates have filed with the FEC for this seat, including the incumbent, Mitch McConnell (R). The seat was a comfortable hold last time (19.5 points in 2020).

Who is running

Statutory candidates on file with the FEC. Challengers keep filing all cycle and primaries run into September, so this is a snapshot of who has filed — not a final ballot.

D Democratic (6)

R Republican (7)

I Independent / other (1)

How the incumbent has voted, by issue

Every roll call Mitch McConnell cast this Congress, grouped by the bill's official policy area (the Congressional Research Service subject assigned on congress.gov). These are votes, not stated positions — no stance is inferred from them.

Economics and Public Finance60 yea · 115 nay of 175
  • Not VotingH.R. 6500 — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 (Aug 2026)
  • NayS.Con.Res. 33 — On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) (Apr 2026)
  • YeaH.R. 7147 — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7147 (Mar 2026)
  • YeaH.R. 7148 — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 (Jan 2026)
International Affairs3 yea · 31 nay of 34
  • Not VotingH.R. 5334 — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 (Aug 2026)
  • Not VotingS.J.Res. 181 — On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 181 (Jul 2026)
  • Not VotingS.J.Res. 180 — On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 (Jul 2026)
  • Not VotingS.J.Res. 185 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185 (Jun 2026)
Congress20 yea · 6 nay of 26
  • Not VotingS.Res. 817 — On the Resolution S.Res. 817 (Jul 2026)
  • YeaS.Res. 526 — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 526 (May 2026)
  • YeaS.Res. 690 — On the Resolution S.Res. 690 (May 2026)
  • YeaS.Res. 532 — On the Resolution S.Res. 532 (Dec 2025)
Immigration7 yea · 13 nay of 20
  • Not VotingS.J.Res. 190 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 190 (Jun 2026)
  • YeaS. 2 — On Passage of the Bill S. 2 (Jun 2026)
  • NayS.J.Res. 99 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 99 (Apr 2026)
  • YeaS. 5 — On Passage of the Bill S. 5 (Jan 2025)
Environmental Protection11 yea · 8 nay of 19
  • Not VotingS.J.Res. 187 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 187 (Aug 2026)
  • NayS.J.Res. 188 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 188 (Jun 2026)
  • NayS.J.Res. 139 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 139 (Apr 2026)
  • NayS.J.Res. 86 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 86 (Jan 2026)
Armed Forces and National Security9 yea · 9 nay of 18
  • Not VotingS. 4784 — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4784 (Jul 2026)
  • YeaS. 1318 — On the Motion to Proceed S. 1318 (Jun 2026)
  • NayS.J.Res. 103 — On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 103 (Mar 2026)
  • YeaS. 1071 — On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071) (Dec 2025)

Full record for Mitch McConnell ↗

Why challengers have no voting record here

Only people who have held the office have cast roll-call votes, so a voting record exists for the incumbent alone. We do not fill that gap with campaign-website summaries or third-party scorecards: deciding which vote counts as “the” vote on an issue is an editorial act, and two advocacy groups routinely produce opposite grades from the same record.

What is on the record for every candidate equally is money — who funds them, and who is spending independently for or against them. Each name above links to that candidate's FEC filings.

Last time this seat was contested (2020)

  • MITCH MCCONNELL (R) — 1,233,315 votes
  • AMY MCGRATH (D) — 816,257 votes
  • Other candidates — 85,485 votes

2,135,057 ballots cast out of an estimated 3,387,765 eligible voters — 63% turnout.

Sources: FEC candidate filings (who is running), House Clerk and Senate roll-call records with congress.gov policy areas (the voting record), and MEDSL/MIT Election Lab official returns with Census citizen voting-age population (the last result). All public records.