2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky

2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Template:Country data Kentucky
Incumbent U.S. senator; Mitch McConnell; Republican	; ;

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The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been Senate Majority Leader since 2015 and senator from Kentucky since 1985, is running for reelection to a seventh term in office. The Democratic and Republican primaries took place on June 23, 2020.

Republican primary[edit source | edit]

Candidates[edit source | edit]

Nominee[edit source | edit]

Mitch McConnell, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]^[2]

Eliminated[edit source | edit]

Nicholas Alsager^[3]
Paul John Frangedakis, chiropractor^[3]
Louis Grider, truck driver^[3]
Neren James^[3]
Kenneth Lowndes^[3]
Wesley Morgan, former state representative^[4]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Wendell K. Crow, businessman and entrepreneur^[3]^[5] (remained on ballot)
Karl Das^[6]^[5]

Endorsements[edit source | edit]

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Results[edit source | edit]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch McConnell (incumbent)	83,181	87.40%
	Republican	Wesley Morgan	5,146	5.40%
	Republican	Louis Grider	2,195	2.30%
	Republican	Neren James	1,480	1.60%
	Republican	Paul John Frangedakis	1,316	1.40%
	Republican	Kenneth Lowndes	1,170	1.20%
	Republican	Nicholas Alsager	725	0.80%
	Republican	Wendell K. Crow (withdrawn)	0	0.00%
Total votes			95,213	100.00%

Democratic primary[edit source | edit]

Candidates[edit source | edit]

Charles Booker, state representative^[7]^[8]
Mike Broihier, farmer, educator, and former Marine^[9]
Maggie Joe Hilliard^[3]
Andrew Maynard^[3]
Amy McGrath, former Marine fighter pilot and Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2018^[10]
Eric Rothmuller, small business owner^[11]
John R. Sharpensteen^[3]
Bennie J. Smith, local business owner^[12]
Mary Ann Tobin, former Auditor of Kentucky^[13]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Jimmy Ausbrooks, mental health counselor^[14] (endorsed Mike Broihier)^[15] (remained on ballot)
Steven Cox, registered pharmacy technician^[16] (endorsed Charles Booker)^[17]
Joshua Paul Edwards^[18]^[5]
Kevin Elliott, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Murray State University^[6]^[5]
Dr. Loretta Babalmoradi Noble^[19]^[5]

Declined[edit source | edit]

Rocky Adkins, former Minority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives and candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2019^[20]
Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, former Attorney General of Kentucky, and son of former Governor Steve Beshear^[21]^[22]^[23]
Steve Beshear, former Governor of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996^[21]
Jack Conway, former Attorney General of Kentucky, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010, nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 2015^[21]
Adam Edelen, former State Auditor and candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2019^[21]
Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville^[24]
Jim Gray, Secretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, former Mayor of Lexington and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016^[25]
Alison Lundergan Grimes, former Secretary of State of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[21] (endorsed Booker)
Matt Jones, attorney, media personality, and restaurateur (had formed an exploratory committee beforehand, endorsed Booker)^[26]^[27]

Polling[edit source | edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Charles Booker	Amy McGrath	Other	Undecided
Garin-Hart-Yang Template:Efn-ua	June 16–18, 2020	–	–	32%	42%	–	–
Civiqs/Data for Progress	June 13–15, 2020	421 (LV)	± 5.5%	44%	36%	9%^{[lower-alpha 2]}	11%
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications Template:Efn-ua	June 8–12, 2020	313 (RV)	± 7.0%	39%	49%	6%^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3%
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications Template:Efn-ua	May 2020	–^{[lower-alpha 4]}	–	13%	62%	–	–
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications Template:Efn-ua	April 2020	–^{[lower-alpha 5]}	–	11%	62%	–	–
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications Template:Efn-ua	January 2020	–^{[lower-alpha 6]}	–	7%	65%	–	–

Endorsements[edit source | edit]

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Results[edit source | edit]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Amy McGrath	27,668	44.7%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Charles Booker	22,564	36.6%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Mike Broihier	3,900	6.3%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Mary Ann Tobin	2,014	3.3%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Andrew Maynard	1,393	2.3%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Bennie J. Smith	1,117	1.8%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Maggie Joe Hilliard	1,092	1.8%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Jimmy Ausbrooks (withdrawn)	935	1.5%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	John R. Sharpensteen	637	1.0%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Eric Rothmuller	559	0.9%
Total votes				100.0%

Other candidates[edit source | edit]

Libertarian primary[edit source | edit]

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky does not qualify to nominate through the taxpayer-funded primary and will hold its privately-operated primary, open to those who are and remain registered to vote as a Libertarian from January 1 to present in the state of Kentucky,^[28] on March 8, 2020.^[29] All candidates of the Libertarian Party of Kentucky must defeat None Of The Above (NOTA) to obtain the nomination.^[30]

Declared[edit source | edit]

Brad Barron, farmer and entrepreneur^[31]

Results[edit source | edit]

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate	%
style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Libertarian Party (United States)\|Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Brad Barron
style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	[[Libertarian Party (United States)\|Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	None of the above
Total votes			100.0%

Reform Party[edit source | edit]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Derek Leonard Petteys^[32]^[5]

Independents[edit source | edit]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Alyssa Dara McDowell, independent candidate for President in 2016, 2018 Independent nominee for Kentucky House of Representatives District 65^[33]^[5]

General election[edit source | edit]

Predictions[edit source | edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[34]	Template:USRaceRating	June 18, 2020
Inside Elections^[35]	Template:USRaceRating	April 3, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[36]	Template:USRaceRating	April 30, 2020
Daily Kos^[37]	Template:USRaceRating	June 4, 2020
Politico^[38]	Template:USRaceRating	April 19, 2020
Niskanen Center^[39]	Template:USRaceRating	April 28, 2020

Endorsements[edit source | edit]

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Polling[edit source | edit]

with Amy McGrath

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Mitch McConnell (R)	Amy McGrath (D)	Other / Undecided
Civiqs/Data for Progress	June 13–15, 2020	898 (RV)	± 3.8%	53%	33%	15%^{[lower-alpha 7]}
RMG Research^{[lower-alpha 8]}	May 21–24, 2020	500 (RV)	± 4.5%	40%	41%	19%^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Change Research (D)Template:Efn-ua^[40]	January 17–21, 2020	1,281 (LV)	± 2.8%	41%	41%	18%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)Template:Efn-ua^[40]	January 8–13, 2020	802 (LV)	± 3.5%	43%	40%	17%
Fabrizio Ward/AARP	July 29–31, 2019	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	47%	46%	6%
Change Research (D)Template:Efn-ua	June 15–16, 2019	1,629 (LV)	–	47%	45%	8%

with Charles Booker

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Mitch McConnell (R)	Charles Booker (D)	Other / Undecided
Civiqs/Data for Progress	June 13–15, 2020	898 (RV)	± 3.8%	52%	38%	9%^{[lower-alpha 10]}

Hypothetical polling

with Jim Gray

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Mitch McConnell (R)	Jim Gray (D)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	June 11–12, 2019	741	± 3.6%	49%	41%	10%

with Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Mitch McConnell (R)	Generic Democrat	Other / Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 14–15, 2020	1,104 (V)	–	47%	44%	9%
Public Policy Polling (D)Template:Efn-ua	Feb 11–12, 2019	748	± 3.6%	45%	42%	12%
Public Policy Polling (D)Template:Efn-ua	Aug 15–16, 2017	645	–	37%	44%	19%

on whether Mitch McConnell deserves to be re-elected

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Yes	No	Other / Undecided
Fabrizio Ward/AARP	July 29–31, 2019	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	31%	62%	8%^{[lower-alpha 11]}
Public Policy Polling (D)Template:Efn-ua	Feb 11–12, 2019	748	± 3.6%	32%	61%	8%

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Margin of error	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Other / Undecided
Fabrizio Ward/AARP	July 29–31, 2019	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	48%	42%	13%^{[lower-alpha 12]}

Results[edit source | edit]

Template:Election box total

United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mitch McConnell (incumbent)
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Democratic Party (United States)\|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	TBD
style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Libertarian Party (United States)\|Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/shortname]]	Brad Barron

Notes[edit source | edit]

Partisan clients

Voter samples

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
↑ Broihier with 4%; Tobin with 1%; "someone else" with 4%
↑ Broihier with 5%; other with 1%
↑ Not yet released
↑ Not yet released
↑ Not yet released
↑ Barron (L) with 4%; "someone else" with 8%; undecided with 3%
↑ U.S. Term Limits is a PAC supporting candidates who support term limits in Congress. McGrath is one such candidate
↑ Undecided with 10%; "Some other candidate" with 9%
↑ Barron (L) with 4%; "someone else" with 2%; undecided with 3%
↑ Undecided with 7%; "refused" with 1%
↑ Undecided with 10%; "don't know/refused" with 3%

References[edit source | edit]

↑ Clark, Lesley; Desrochers, Daniel (June 13, 2018). "Mitch McConnell to Kentucky Gov. Bevin: Stay home and run for re-election". The Miami Herald.
↑ Beam, Adam (August 4, 2018). "McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic". AP News.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just got two more primary opponents". wdrb.com.
↑ Brammer, Jack (May 29, 2019). "Former Kentucky lawmaker challenging Mitch McConnell in GOP primary for U.S. Senate". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State". Kentucky Secretary of State. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "McGrath running for Senate, hopes to challenge Sen. McConnell in 2020". WKYT. July 9, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
↑ Desrochers, Daniel (January 5, 2020). "Kentucky lawmaker Charles Booker launches bid to unseat Mitch McConnell in 2020". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
↑ "Democrat Charles Booker decides on 2020 US Senate bid".
↑ Bailey, Phillip (July 18, 2019). "Kentucky farmer, retired Marine wants to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2020 US Senate race". The Courier-Journal.
↑ Desrochers, Daniel (July 9, 2019). "Amy McGrath launches campaign for U.S. Senate, paints a target on Mitch McConnell". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
↑ "Eric Rothmuller for Kentucky".
↑ "Vote for Bennie J. Smith U.S. Senator 2020 – TEAM ONE KENTUCKY".
↑ Cooney, Lynnette (January 10, 2020). "See who filed to run on the 2020 Kentucky ballot". www.wymt.com. WYMT | Mountain News.
↑ "About the Candidate: Jimmy Ausbrooks – Jimmy Ausbrooks For Kentucky 2020 US Senate".
↑ Jimmy Ausbrooks For Kentucky [@jimmy4congress] (May 29, 2020). "I welcome all my supporter to join me in supporting @MikeForKY for the Democratic nomination and together we will #BeTheChange Kentucky deserves!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
↑ "Home". Steve Cox for US Senate.
↑ Steve Cox-KY.US.Sen.Candidate [@StevenCoxUSA] (January 11, 2020). "I'm out of this race. I cant thank those that supported me enough. I love you all & this great state. I'll keep fighting. Mitch is done. Please everyone support Charles Booker. He is the only progressive hope left in this race. youtu.be/-6zgaujqwo8 via @YouTube" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Twitter.
↑ "17 changes to the candidate list. 2020 Delegate Selection Update: District of Columbia Republican". The Green Papers. November 27, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
↑ "FILING FEC-1347619". FEC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
↑ Desrochers, Daniel (December 2, 2019). "Rocky Adkins passes on U.S. Senate bid and takes job in Andy Beshear's administration". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 ^21.4 Green, J.P. (March 20, 2019). "Can McConnell Be Defeated in 2020?". The Democratic Strategist. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
↑ "Beshear set for 'next chapter' as Bevin concedes in Kentucky". AP NEWS. November 14, 2019.
↑ "Matt Bevin concedes defeat in Kentucky governor's race". The Washington Post.
↑ Bailey, Phillip M. (March 12, 2019). "Amy McGrath vs Mitch McConnell in 2020? Group launches campaign to 'draft' her". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
↑ Singiser, Steve. "Here's our ultimate Democratic wishlist for Senate in 2020. Who's on yours?". Daily Kos. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
↑ "MATT JONES FOR KENTUCKY EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE". FEC. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
↑ Strauss, Ben. "Matt Jones, potential McConnell opponent, says he will not run for Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
↑ "Libertarian Nomination participation criteria".
↑ "Libertarian Party of Kentucky 2020 Annual Convention".
↑ "Libertarian Party of Kentucky governance documents".
↑ "Brad Barron Campaign Website".
↑ "Derek Petteys Reform Party for Senate". Retrieved May 15, 2020.
↑ "Kentucky Senate 2020 Race". Open Secrets. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
↑ "2020 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
↑ "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
↑ "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
↑ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
↑ "Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
↑ ^40.0 ^40.1 "Kentucky Polls". fivethirtyeight.com. June 28, 2018.

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[Key-28] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[29] Broihier with 4%; Tobin with 1%; "someone else" with 4%

[30] Broihier with 5%; other with 1%

[31] Not yet released

[32] Not yet released

[33] Not yet released

[46] Barron (L) with 4%; "someone else" with 8%; undecided with 3%

[47] U.S. Term Limits is a PAC supporting candidates who support term limits in Congress. McGrath is one such candidate

[48] Undecided with 10%; "Some other candidate" with 9%

[50] Barron (L) with 4%; "someone else" with 2%; undecided with 3%

[51] Undecided with 7%; "refused" with 1%

[52] Undecided with 10%; "don't know/refused" with 3%

[1] Clark, Lesley; Desrochers, Daniel (June 13, 2018). "Mitch McConnell to Kentucky Gov. Bevin: Stay home and run for re-election". The Miami Herald.

[2] Beam, Adam (August 4, 2018). "McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic". AP News.

[wdrb-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 ^3.8 "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just got two more primary opponents". wdrb.com.

[Morgan-4] Brammer, Jack (May 29, 2019). "Former Kentucky lawmaker challenging Mitch McConnell in GOP primary for U.S. Senate". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved May 31, 2019.

[secofstate-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State". Kentucky Secretary of State. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

[daselliott-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "McGrath running for Senate, hopes to challenge Sen. McConnell in 2020". WKYT. July 9, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[7] Desrochers, Daniel (January 5, 2020). "Kentucky lawmaker Charles Booker launches bid to unseat Mitch McConnell in 2020". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved January 5, 2020.

[8] "Democrat Charles Booker decides on 2020 US Senate bid".

[9] Bailey, Phillip (July 18, 2019). "Kentucky farmer, retired Marine wants to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2020 US Senate race". The Courier-Journal.

[10] Desrochers, Daniel (July 9, 2019). "Amy McGrath launches campaign for U.S. Senate, paints a target on Mitch McConnell". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

[11] "Eric Rothmuller for Kentucky".

[12] "Vote for Bennie J. Smith U.S. Senator 2020 – TEAM ONE KENTUCKY".

[13] Cooney, Lynnette (January 10, 2020). "See who filed to run on the 2020 Kentucky ballot". www.wymt.com. WYMT | Mountain News.

[14] "About the Candidate: Jimmy Ausbrooks – Jimmy Ausbrooks For Kentucky 2020 US Senate".

[15] Jimmy Ausbrooks For Kentucky [@jimmy4congress] (May 29, 2020). "I welcome all my supporter to join me in supporting @MikeForKY for the Democratic nomination and together we will #BeTheChange Kentucky deserves!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2020 – via Twitter.

[16] "Home". Steve Cox for US Senate.

[17] Steve Cox-KY.US.Sen.Candidate [@StevenCoxUSA] (January 11, 2020). "I'm out of this race. I cant thank those that supported me enough. I love you all & this great state. I'll keep fighting. Mitch is done. Please everyone support Charles Booker. He is the only progressive hope left in this race. youtu.be/-6zgaujqwo8 via @YouTube" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Twitter.

[18] "17 changes to the candidate list. 2020 Delegate Selection Update: District of Columbia Republican". The Green Papers. November 27, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[19] "FILING FEC-1347619". FEC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[20] Desrochers, Daniel (December 2, 2019). "Rocky Adkins passes on U.S. Senate bid and takes job in Andy Beshear's administration". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[tds-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 ^21.4 Green, J.P. (March 20, 2019). "Can McConnell Be Defeated in 2020?". The Democratic Strategist. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

[22] "Beshear set for 'next chapter' as Bevin concedes in Kentucky". AP NEWS. November 14, 2019.

[23] "Matt Bevin concedes defeat in Kentucky governor's race". The Washington Post.

[24] Bailey, Phillip M. (March 12, 2019). "Amy McGrath vs Mitch McConnell in 2020? Group launches campaign to 'draft' her". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[Wishlist-25] Singiser, Steve. "Here's our ultimate Democratic wishlist for Senate in 2020. Who's on yours?". Daily Kos. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

[26] "MATT JONES FOR KENTUCKY EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE". FEC. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[27] Strauss, Ben. "Matt Jones, potential McConnell opponent, says he will not run for Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

[34] "Libertarian Nomination participation criteria".

[35] "Libertarian Party of Kentucky 2020 Annual Convention".

[36] "Libertarian Party of Kentucky governance documents".

[37] "Brad Barron Campaign Website".

[38] "Derek Petteys Reform Party for Senate". Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[opensecrets-39] "Kentucky Senate 2020 Race". Open Secrets. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[40] "2020 Senate Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[41] "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[42] "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

[43] "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[44] "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.

[45] "Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[fivethirtyeight-49] 40.0 ^40.1 "Kentucky Polls". fivethirtyeight.com. June 28, 2018.

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2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky

Contents

Republican primary[edit source | edit]

Candidates[edit source | edit]

Nominee[edit source | edit]

Eliminated[edit source | edit]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Endorsements[edit source | edit]

Results[edit source | edit]

Democratic primary[edit source | edit]

Candidates[edit source | edit]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Declined[edit source | edit]

Polling[edit source | edit]

Endorsements[edit source | edit]

Results[edit source | edit]

Other candidates[edit source | edit]

Libertarian primary[edit source | edit]

Declared[edit source | edit]

Results[edit source | edit]

Reform Party[edit source | edit]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

Independents[edit source | edit]

Withdrawn[edit source | edit]

General election[edit source | edit]

Predictions[edit source | edit]

Endorsements[edit source | edit]

Polling[edit source | edit]

Results[edit source | edit]

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