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← Rundown2026 Kentucky Senate race

2026 election · U.S. Senate

2026 Kentucky Senate race

Incumbent: Mitch McConnell (Republican)

Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellRepublican
Amy McgrathAmy McgrathDEMOCRATIC PARTY
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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited
IssueMcConnellMcgrathBookerRomans
Expand drillingUnknownLimit fossil fuelsUnknown
UnknownUnknownUnknownDeregulate
EV mandatesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Enforce the lawUnknownLegalization pathLegalization path
Crack downUnknownUnknownUnknown
Crime & policingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknownNew restrictionsUnknown
Cut taxesUnknownRaise/keep ratesRaise/keep rates
Housing costsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Market-basedExpand gov roleExpand gov roleExpand gov role
UnknownUnknownProtect benefitsUnknown
RestrictProtect accessProtect accessUnknown
Parental authorityUnknownUnknownUnknown
Fund choiceUnknownUnknownUnknown
Medical gender transition for minorsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Women's sportsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
No ID requirementUnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownExpand mail votingUnknownUnknown
Federal spending & debtUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownFreer tradeUnknownFreer trade
Marijuana legalizationUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
UnknownUnknownForgive loansUnknown
DEI programsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sanctuary jurisdictionsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Back IsraelUnknownUnknownUnknown
Continue aidContinue aidUnknownUnknown
UnknownFor term limitsUnknownUnknown
Congressional stock tradingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Free speech & tech censorshipUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
  1. [1] Issues - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
  2. [2] Issues - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
  3. [3] Charles Booker on Energy & Oil
  4. [4] Dale Romans for Kentucky
  5. [5] Majority Leader | Remark | Remarks | THE NEWSROOM | Repub...
  6. [6] Majority Leader | Remark | Remarks | THE NEWSROOM | Repub...
  7. [7] SALT Plan - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026
  8. [8] Charles Booker Unveils SALT Plan to End ICE - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026
  9. [9] Thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans enters the Kentucky Senate race | AP News
  10. [10] LISTEN: Horse trainer Dale Romans talks immigration, party politics in bid for US Senate
  11. [11] Why I'm Running - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026
  12. [12] Political positions of Mitch McConnell
  13. [13] Issues - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026
  14. [14] Working Peoples Bill of Rights - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026
  15. [15] KY Democrat US Senate candidate Dale Romans on the issues | Lexington Herald Leader
  16. [16] Mitch McConnell | BallotReady
  17. [17] KY Democrat US Senate candidate Amy McGrath on the issues | Lexington Herald Leader
  18. [18] Amy McGrath: Home
  19. [19] Amy McGrath on Health Care
  20. [20] Charles Booker Has a Plan to Replace Mitch McConnell
  21. [21] Charles Booker on the Issues
  22. [22] Romans discusses Senate campaign, upcoming primary | Local News | messenger-inquirer.com
  23. [23] Q&A with U.S. Senate Candidates Rand Paul and Charles Booker - LINK nky
  24. [24] Amy McGrath
  25. [25] Herald-Leader endorses Amy McGrath for U.S. Senate | Lexington Herald Leader
  26. [26] Amy McGrath on the Issues
  27. [27] Charles Booker
  28. [28] Majority Leader | Press Release | Press Releases | THE NE...
  29. [29] Roll call S2 (official record)
  30. [30] S2 on congress.gov
  31. [31] Roll call S2 (official record)
  32. [32] Amy McGrath on Government Reform
  33. [33] Opinion | Trump's tariffs tax the cheer out of Kentucky's holidays - Amy McGrath
  34. [34] Issues - Amy McGrath
  35. [35] About The Race | Dale Romans for Kentucky
  36. [36] Mitch McConnell: The Price of American Retreat
  37. [37] McConnell on American Leadership; Standing with Israel and Ukraine - Press Releases - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell
  38. [38] McConnell says deterring America's adversaries should be 'front and center' for the next president | AP News
  39. [39] WCPT 820 Interview: Amy McGrath - Chew's Views with Richard Chew - Omny.fm

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IJR.ai VOTER CARDIntelligence belongs to everyone2026 Kentucky Senate raceMCCONNELL (R)MCGRATH (D)BOOKER (D)ROMANS (D)ENERGY PRODUCTIONExpand domestic oil and gas production and ease restrictions o…EXPAND DRILLING 1,2UNKNOWNLIMIT FOSSIL FUELS 3UNKNOWNREGULATION & PERMITTINGCut federal regulations on businesses and speed up permitting …UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNDEREGULATE 4EV MANDATESOppose federal rules that mandate electric-vehicle sales or ph…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNBORDER ENFORCEMENT & IMMIGRATION LAWEnforce existing immigration law — secure the border, deport t…ENFORCE THE LAW 5,6UNKNOWNLEGALIZATION PATH 7,8LEGALIZATION PATH 9,10FENTANYL & DRUG ENFORCEMENTTreat fentanyl trafficking as a top enforcement priority, incl…CRACK DOWN 1UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNCRIME & POLICINGIncrease police funding and stricter sentencing; oppose polici…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNGUN POLICYOppose new federal firearm restrictions such as assault-weapon…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNNEW RESTRICTIONS 11UNKNOWNTAXESCut federal tax rates for individuals and businesses.CUT TAXES 12UNKNOWNRAISE/KEEP RATES 13,14RAISE/KEEP RATES 15HOUSING COSTSReduce regulatory barriers and open more land to expand home c…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNHEALTH CAREExpand government's role in health coverage (e.g. the ACA or p…MARKET-BASED 1,16EXPAND GOV ROLE 17,18,19EXPAND GOV ROLE 11,20,21EXPAND GOV ROLE 15,22SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICAREOppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits for curre…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNPROTECT BENEFITS 23UNKNOWNABORTIONRestrict abortion by law and bar the use of taxpayer funds for…RESTRICT 12,1PROTECT ACCESS 24,25,26PROTECT ACCESS 21,27UNKNOWNPARENTS' RIGHTS IN EDUCATIONGive parents legal authority over school curriculum, materials…PARENTAL AUTHORITY 28UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNSCHOOL CHOICEFund vouchers or education savings accounts that let public mo…FUND CHOICE 1,16UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNMEDICAL GENDER TRANSITION FOR MINORSProhibit puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-tran…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNWOMEN'S SPORTSRestrict participation in women's and girls' sports to biologi…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNELECTION INTEGRITY: VOTER IDRequire government-issued photo identification to cast a ballo…NO ID REQUIREMENT 29,30,31UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNELECTION INTEGRITY: MAIL BALLOTSLimit mass mail-in voting and require ballots to arrive by Ele…UNKNOWNEXPAND MAIL VOTING 32UNKNOWNUNKNOWNFEDERAL SPENDING & DEBTCut federal spending to reduce annual deficits and the nationa…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNCHINA & TRADEConfront China economically — tariffs, export controls, and re…UNKNOWNFREER TRADE 18,33,34UNKNOWNFREER TRADE 4,35MARIJUANA LEGALIZATIONLegalize recreational marijuana at the federal level.UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNSTUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESSForgive federal student loan debt using taxpayer funds.UNKNOWNUNKNOWNFORGIVE LOANS 27UNKNOWNDEI PROGRAMSEnd diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and preferences …UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNSANCTUARY JURISDICTIONSWithhold federal funding from cities and states that refuse to…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNISRAELSupport Israel's military campaign against Hamas and continue …BACK ISRAEL 36,37UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUKRAINE AIDContinue U.S. military and financial aid to Ukraine.CONTINUE AID 36,37,38CONTINUE AID 39UNKNOWNUNKNOWNCONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITSImpose term limits on members of Congress.UNKNOWNFOR TERM LIMITS 32UNKNOWNUNKNOWNCONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADINGBan members of Congress and their spouses from trading individ…UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNFREE SPEECH & TECH CENSORSHIPProhibit federal agencies from pressuring social platforms to …UNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWNFull numbered citations at ijr.ai/election/2026-senate-ky · stances from stated positions & official roll-call votes · U = not establishedIJR.ai
Sources & citations (39) ▾
  1. Issues - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell ↗
  2. Issues - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell ↗
  3. Charles Booker on Energy & Oil ↗
  4. Dale Romans for Kentucky ↗
  5. Majority Leader | Remark | Remarks | THE NEWSROOM | Repub... ↗
  6. Majority Leader | Remark | Remarks | THE NEWSROOM | Repub... ↗
  7. SALT Plan - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026 ↗
  8. Charles Booker Unveils SALT Plan to End ICE - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026 ↗
  9. Thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans enters the Kentucky Senate race | AP News ↗
  10. LISTEN: Horse trainer Dale Romans talks immigration, party politics in bid for US Senate ↗
  11. Why I'm Running - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026 ↗
  12. Political positions of Mitch McConnell ↗
  13. Issues - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026 ↗
  14. Working Peoples Bill of Rights - Charles Booker For U.S. Senate 2026 ↗
  15. KY Democrat US Senate candidate Dale Romans on the issues | Lexington Herald Leader ↗
  16. Mitch McConnell | BallotReady ↗
  17. KY Democrat US Senate candidate Amy McGrath on the issues | Lexington Herald Leader ↗
  18. Amy McGrath: Home ↗
  19. Amy McGrath on Health Care ↗
  20. Charles Booker Has a Plan to Replace Mitch McConnell ↗
  21. Charles Booker on the Issues ↗
  22. Romans discusses Senate campaign, upcoming primary | Local News | messenger-inquirer.com ↗
  23. Q&A with U.S. Senate Candidates Rand Paul and Charles Booker - LINK nky ↗
  24. Amy McGrath ↗
  25. Herald-Leader endorses Amy McGrath for U.S. Senate | Lexington Herald Leader ↗
  26. Amy McGrath on the Issues ↗
  27. Charles Booker ↗
  28. Majority Leader | Press Release | Press Releases | THE NE... ↗
  29. Roll call S2 (official record) ↗
  30. S2 on congress.gov ↗
  31. Roll call S2 (official record) ↗
  32. Amy McGrath on Government Reform ↗
  33. Opinion | Trump's tariffs tax the cheer out of Kentucky's holidays - Amy McGrath ↗
  34. Issues - Amy McGrath ↗
  35. About The Race | Dale Romans for Kentucky ↗
  36. Mitch McConnell: The Price of American Retreat ↗
  37. McConnell on American Leadership; Standing with Israel and Ukraine - Press Releases - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell ↗
  38. McConnell says deterring America's adversaries should be 'front and center' for the next president | AP News ↗
  39. WCPT 820 Interview: Amy McGrath - Chew's Views with Richard Chew - Omny.fm ↗

Issue statements are neutral policy descriptions; each Supports/ Opposes call cites the candidate's own stated positions or official roll-call votes. Unknown means the public record doesn't clearly establish a stance — never a guess.

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