United States / Kentucky / Senate Election
2026 Kentucky Senate Democratic primary
Election date
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Results
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| Candidate | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles BookerProjected winnerDemocratic Party | 155,487 | 46.8% | |
| Amy McGrathDemocratic Party | 119,234 | 35.9% | |
| Pamela StevensonDemocratic Party | 20,600 | 6.2% | |
| Dale Lewis RomansDemocratic Party | 13,692 | 4.1% | |
| Logan ForsytheDemocratic Party | 9,643 | 2.9% | |
| Vincent Anthony ThompsonDemocratic Party | 6,955 | 2.1% | |
| Joshua Blanton Sr.Democratic Party | 6,940 | 2.1% |
| County | Leader | Lead | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | Booker | +31.1 | 98,094 |
| Fayette | Booker | +32.6 | 36,332 |
| Kenton | McGrath | +3.3 | 9,749 |
| Franklin | Booker | +13.0 | 8,494 |
| Warren | Booker | +11.1 | 6,785 |
| Daviess | McGrath | +8.7 | 6,701 |
| Madison | Booker | +17.8 | 6,563 |
| Hardin | Booker | +3.7 | 6,561 |
| Campbell | McGrath | +5.8 | 6,320 |
| Boone | McGrath | +9.4 | 5,441 |
All 120 counties
| County | Leader | Lead | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham | Booker | +11.4 | 5,115 |
| Scott | Booker | +10.7 | 5,103 |
| Bullitt | McGrath | +9.4 | 4,011 |
| Nelson | McGrath | +4.8 | 4,004 |
| McCracken | Booker | +10.9 | 4,003 |
| Floyd | McGrath | +14.0 | 3,738 |
| Henderson | McGrath | +14.8 | 3,698 |
| Shelby | Booker | +8.1 | 3,600 |
| Woodford | Booker | +10.6 | 3,524 |
| Jessamine | Booker | +3.2 | 3,325 |
| Pike | McGrath | +10.2 | 3,089 |
| Clark | Booker | +6.4 | 3,028 |
| Marion | McGrath | +15.5 | 2,754 |
| Breathitt | McGrath | +14.6 | 2,725 |
| Christian | Booker | +13.8 | 2,706 |
| Boyd | McGrath | +9.5 | 2,593 |
| Hopkins | McGrath | +4.1 | 2,585 |
| Perry | McGrath | +4.3 | 2,432 |
| Muhlenberg | McGrath | +3.3 | 2,367 |
| Barren | McGrath | +7.7 | 2,255 |
| Boyle | Booker | +16.1 | 2,137 |
| Anderson | McGrath | +1.5 | 2,135 |
| Rowan | Booker | +0.4 | 2,071 |
| Montgomery | McGrath | +2.6 | 1,908 |
| Calloway | McGrath | +9.3 | 1,889 |
| Graves | McGrath | +11.8 | 1,854 |
| Marshall | McGrath | +18.1 | 1,840 |
| Bourbon | McGrath | +9.6 | 1,779 |
| Greenup | McGrath | +12.5 | 1,667 |
| Mercer | Booker | +1.8 | 1,640 |
| Pulaski | Booker | +8.7 | 1,565 |
| Meade | McGrath | +16.4 | 1,552 |
| Mason | McGrath | +1.5 | 1,542 |
| Bath | McGrath | +17.5 | 1,529 |
| Laurel | Booker | +2.1 | 1,467 |
| Harrison | McGrath | +3.2 | 1,434 |
| Logan | McGrath | +13.3 | 1,328 |
| Knott | McGrath | +9.9 | 1,237 |
| Morgan | McGrath | +11.6 | 1,218 |
| Taylor | McGrath | +7.2 | 1,205 |
| Letcher | Booker | +0.9 | 1,147 |
| Henry | McGrath | +5.8 | 1,079 |
| Wolfe | McGrath | +17.6 | 1,048 |
| Spencer | McGrath | +1.2 | 1,039 |
| Magoffin | McGrath | +10.0 | 1,025 |
| Breckinridge | McGrath | +21.8 | 1,021 |
| Fleming | McGrath | +20.1 | 1,008 |
| Carter | McGrath | +9.9 | 1,006 |
| Washington | McGrath | +9.5 | 984 |
| Grant | McGrath | +13.0 | 961 |
| Powell | McGrath | +8.9 | 947 |
| Nicholas | McGrath | +10.5 | 938 |
| Ohio | McGrath | +19.2 | 938 |
| Larue | McGrath | +3.6 | 936 |
| Grayson | McGrath | +22.3 | 918 |
| Metcalfe | McGrath | +27.3 | 913 |
| Hancock | McGrath | +27.8 | 891 |
| Simpson | Booker | +2.0 | 880 |
| Lincoln | McGrath | +4.1 | 860 |
| Hart | McGrath | +17.2 | 848 |
| Union | McGrath | +22.2 | 842 |
| Trigg | McGrath | +15.6 | 814 |
| Caldwell | McGrath | +7.0 | 768 |
| Bell | McGrath | +14.8 | 749 |
| Menifee | McGrath | +18.2 | 732 |
| Harlan | McGrath | +3.5 | 716 |
| Ballard | McGrath | +13.0 | 707 |
| Webster | McGrath | +19.9 | 690 |
| Trimble | McGrath | +20.7 | 682 |
| Knox | McGrath | +2.7 | 673 |
| Carroll | McGrath | +8.4 | 664 |
| Bracken | McGrath | +24.3 | 634 |
| Owen | McGrath | +3.8 | 632 |
| Todd | McGrath | +15.2 | 612 |
| Garrard | Booker | +4.2 | 600 |
| Johnson | McGrath | +6.7 | 599 |
| Estill | McGrath | +3.1 | 583 |
| Fulton | McGrath | +11.1 | 579 |
| Allen | McGrath | +13.6 | 573 |
| McLean | McGrath | +21.8 | 570 |
| Lawrence | McGrath | +6.8 | 558 |
| Adair | McGrath | +15.0 | 552 |
| Pendleton | McGrath | +28.7 | 550 |
| Whitley | McGrath | +8.4 | 532 |
| Lyon | McGrath | +6.2 | 503 |
| Wayne | McGrath | +12.9 | 496 |
| Livingston | McGrath | +23.8 | 484 |
| Russell | McGrath | +12.7 | 433 |
| Gallatin | McGrath | +14.4 | 374 |
| Elliott | McGrath | +20.1 | 349 |
| Robertson | McGrath | +15.4 | 345 |
| Carlisle | McGrath | +23.3 | 343 |
| Green | McGrath | +18.1 | 342 |
| Edmonson | McGrath | +11.8 | 321 |
| Crittenden | McGrath | +23.4 | 308 |
| Butler | McGrath | +14.2 | 289 |
| Casey | Booker | +2.5 | 276 |
| Rockcastle | Booker | +4.4 | 248 |
| Lewis | McGrath | +17.2 | 204 |
| Hickman | McGrath | +6.1 | 198 |
| McCreary | McGrath | +11.2 | 197 |
| Lee | McGrath | +4.7 | 193 |
| Clay | Booker | +1.7 | 181 |
| Owsley | McGrath | +7.1 | 168 |
| Jackson | Booker | +1.7 | 120 |
| Martin | McGrath | +16.7 | 120 |
| Clinton | McGrath | +14.5 | 117 |
| Monroe | McGrath | +33.0 | 94 |
| Cumberland | McGrath | +25.8 | 89 |
| Leslie | McGrath | +5.8 | 69 |
How the count progressed
Updated
Polling trend
No polling data available for this election yet.
Latest polls
Each poll as published, with its pollster, fieldwork dates, sample size and a link to the source.
How to read a poll
- Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
- ±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
- Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
- est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
- The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.
No polling data available for this election yet.
Candidates
Who is standing, in order of the polling average, then the result.
- Charles BookerDemocratic
- Amy McGrathDemocratic
- Pamela StevensonDemocratic
- Logan ForsytheDemocratic
Government
Who governs Kentucky now.
Andy Beshear
Governor of Kentucky