By Linda Blackford | Editor
Good morning, and I hope you got some sleep last night. A blue tsunami across the nation swept Kentucky’s 6th District in its wake, although Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat will remain Republican. But some of the wildest results were losses in the Kentucky statehouse for members who were not expected to lose.
We will be catching up on the really late races and starting our analysis. Until then, enjoy our coverage from election night.
Zach Dembo and his wife, Lindsey, celebrate his win in the 6th District Congressional race on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Brian Simms for Kentucky Lantern)
By McKenna Horsley and Hannah Pinski
LEXINGTON — Kentucky Democrats have regained control of a central U.S. House District with former federal prosecutor and Navy veteran Zach Dembo.
Andy Barr speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Arden Barnes for Kentucky Lantern)
By McKenna Horsley and Liam Niemeyer
LEXINGTON — Kentucky voters have decided to give Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr a promotion to the U.S. Senate.
Barr, who has represented Central Kentucky since 2012, defeated Democrat Charles Booker, a former state representative from Louisville with 55% to 43% of the vote, according to unofficial results. The Associated Press called the race at about 9:15 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers talk to reporters at the 2026 SOAR Summit in Corbin. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)
By McKenna Horsley and Sarah Ladd
Incumbent congressmen who were seeking reelection in Kentucky have been reelected to another term.
Republicans U.S. Reps. James Comer, Brett Guthrie and Hal Rogers won their elections Tuesday in the 1st, 2nd and 5th districts respectively. Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey in the 3rd district also got another term. They all faced challengers from the opposing party.
Kentucky’s General Assembly will have plenty of races on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Arden Barnes)
By Sarah Ladd
Kentucky Democrats flipped a few seats in the statehouse Tuesday, though Republicans’ supermajority in the General Assembly was unchanged in this General Election.
Many races were left uncontested and the balance of power remained largely unchanged in the 100 House races and the 19 Senate races.
But there were some surprises.
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