State facts
- Population
- 4,606,864 (2025 estimate; 4,506,287 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 6
- State legislature
- Senate: 38 members, 4-year terms
- House of Representatives: 100 members, 2-year terms
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Kentucky now
- Governor
- Andy Beshear · Democratic · since December 2019
- U.S. senators
- Mitch McConnell · Republican · since 1985Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- Rand Paul · Republican · since 2011
- U.S. House members
- 6 seats · Democratic: 1, Republican: 5
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Kentucky
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Early voting
Early in-person, no-excuse absentee voting takes place Thursday, October 29, Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Official wording: “Early in-person, no excuse absentee voting will take place Thursday, October 29, Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2026.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- Who can vote by mail
Mail-in absentee ballots go to voters who meet listed conditions, and the application must be received fourteen (14) days before an election.
Official wording: “Voters are eligible to receive an absentee ballot mailed to the residential address in the county in which they are registered if their completed application is received fourteen (14) days before an election and if the voter is:” — state election office, page read October 19, 2026
- Request a mail ballot by
The last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot is October 20, 2026, 11:59PM (Eastern Time).
Official wording: “October 20, 2026, 11:59PM (Eastern Time) – Last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- Mail ballot due
Mail-in absentee ballots must be received by 6:00PM Local Time on Election Day, November 3, 2026, to be counted.
Official wording: “All mail-in absentee ballots must be received by 6:00PM Local Time, on Election Day, November 3, 2026 to be counted.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
- ID at the polls
All voters must produce identification at the polling place.
Official wording: “All voters must produce identification at the polling place.” — state election office, page read October 2, 2026
- Election Day hours
In-person voting on Election Day, November 3, 2026, runs from 6:00AM to 6:00PM, local time.
Official wording: “In-person voting on Election Day, November 3, 2026, will take place from 6:00AM to 6:00PM, local time.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Kentucky’s election office: elect.ky.gov
Federal1
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.