2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky
election to elect a United States Senator from Kentucky in 2020
The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who had been Senate majority leader since 2015 and had represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1985, won reelection to a seventh term in office. He faced off against former U.S. Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron.
The Democratic and Republican primaries took place on June 23, 2020. As the primaries neared, the president of the National Bar Association accused officials of carrying out voter suppression. Compared to typical numbers of 3,700, the number of polling stations was reduced to 200 with only one in Louisville. Because a large number of voters voted by mail, absentee ballots were not counted until June 30. In the primary, over 937,000 people requested absentee ballots or voted early; this figure was far greater than usual.
Despite being outraised by tens of millions of dollars by McGrath, McConnell defeated McGrath by nearly 20 percentage points.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mitch McConnell, incumbent U.S. senator and Senate majority leader
Eliminated in primary
Nicholas Alsager
Paul John Frangedakis, chiropractor (switched to independent write-in candidacy after losing primary)
Louis Grider, truck driver
Neren James
Kenneth Lowndes
C. Wesley Morgan, former state representative
Withdrawn
Wendell K. Crow, businessman and entrepreneur (remained on ballot)
Karl Das
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Amy McGrath, former U.S. Marine fighter pilot and 2018 Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district
Eliminated in primary
Charles Booker, state representative
Mike Broihier, farmer, educator, and former Marine
Maggie Joe Hilliard
Andrew Maynard
Eric Rothmuller, small business owner
John R. Sharpensteen
Bennie J. Smith, local business owner
Mary Ann Tobin, former Auditor of Kentucky
Withdrawn
Jimmy Ausbrooks, mental health counselor (endorsed Mike Broihier) (remained on ballot)
Steven Cox, registered pharmacy technician (endorsed Charles Booker)
Joshua Paul Edwards
Kevin Elliott, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Murray State University
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