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How to vote in Kentucky · 2026

Voter ID rules, vote-by-mail policy, registration deadlines, and polling place lookup for Kentucky residents — verify the specifics with the Kentucky Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Kentucky State Board of Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Kentucky federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Nate Morris (R)$8.6Mfec.gov →
Garland Andy Barr (R)$8.3Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D4Thomas H. Massie (R)$5.5Mfec.gov →
D6Adam Perez Arquette (R)$5.0Mfec.gov →
D2S. Brett Brett Hon. Guthrie (R)$4.2Mfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Kentucky, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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Layers
true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Kentucky now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Andy Beshear (Democratic)
U.S. SENATE
McConnell, Mitch (Republican)· since 1985bio ↗
Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeFood and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research+1
AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedDepartment of Defense+4
VICE CHAIRMANCommittee of Congress on the Library
CHAIRPrinting
CHAIRRules and Administration
Paul, Rand (Republican)· since 2011bio ↗
Foreign RelationsAfrica and Global Health PolicyEurope and Regional Security Cooperation+1
Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsPrimary Health and Retirement Security
Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDisaster Management, District of Columbia, and CensusPermanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
U.S. HOUSE
Education and WorkforceHealth, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
CHAIROversight and Government Reform
Small BusinessEconomic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access
Veterans' AffairsDisability Assistance and Memorial AffairsEconomic Opportunity
the Budget
Transportation and InfrastructureAviationHighways and Transit
the JudiciaryCourts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the InternetThe Constitution and Limited Government
Financial ServicesFinancial Institutions
Foreign AffairsEast Asia and Pacific
the Strategic Competition Between the United States
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Kentucky legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 38 members · 38 districts
STATE HOUSE · 100 members · 100 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
Photo ID requestedExcuse-required absenteeOnline voter registrationAutomatic voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Kentucky requires a photo ID. Accepted: driver's license, state ID, US government ID, or any Kentucky-issued photo ID. Free voter ID available.
VOTE BY MAIL
Absentee voting available with a valid excuse (out of county, disability, age 62+, etc.). In-person early voting available for 3 days before election.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Kentucky are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — KY

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Kentucky system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Voter Information Center. Name + DOB + last 4 SSN.
Statewide→
Register / update online
KY DL required (no SSN-only fallback). 29-day pre-election deadline. KY SOS subdomain Akamai-blocks Playwright; manual only.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
State + county→
Preview my ballot
SOS index of county-clerk sample-ballot pages. Voter selects county.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
ABR Web online absentee. KY tightened eligibility post-2021 HB 574 — EXCUSE REQUIRED with broader 'concern of contracting/spreading communicable disease' exception. 14-day pre-election deadline. KY SOS subdomain Akamai-blocks Playwright; manual only.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Tracker rolled into ABR Web. KY SOS subdomain Akamai-blocks Playwright; manual only.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Auto-updating filings DB. Filing deadline 2026-01-09 for May 2026 primary.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
KY has no citizen initiative. None certified for Nov 2026.
Statewide→
Live + past results
SBE results; historical archive. Live election-night posted by county.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-05-19, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Kentucky

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-05-19Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by*
2026-05-19Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-05-19Registration — State PrimaryBy Mail: Postmarked by
2026-05-19Registration — State PrimaryBy Email or Fax: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by*
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Registration — General ElectionBy Email or Fax: Received by
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