Democratic primary · May 19, 2026
Kentucky Senate Democratic primary
Charles Booker won the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · May 19, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Charles BookerFormer Kentucky state representative
2Amy McGrathAmy Melinda McGrath (born June 3, 1975) is an American former Marine fighter pilot and political candidate from Kentucky . McGrath was the f…
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 5 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Booker | McGrath | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 26 | Emerson College | 400 · LV | 36 | 18 | +18 |
| Mar 30, 26 | Emerson College | 400 · LV | 36 | 18 | +18 |
| Feb 4, 26 | Emerson College | 381 · LV | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| Feb 1, 26 | Emerson College | 523 · LV | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| Oct 17, 25 | Public Policy Polling | 590 · LV | 33 | 30 | +3 |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 10 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetCharles Booker · 9Amy McGrath · 1
DCharles Booker9 endorsers
Most notable · Andy Beshear · governor of Kentucky (2019–present)
Organizations6
Organizations · 6
- AFL-CIO · Kentucky
- Communications Workers of America · Kentucky
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Our Revolution
- Track AIPAC
- Working Families Party
Elected officials3
Federal 1State 2Local 0
Elected officials · 3
- Andy Beshear · governor of Kentucky (2019–present)
- Deval Patrick · former governor of Massachusetts (2007–2015) and U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights (1994–1997)
- John Yarmuth · former KY-3 (2007–2023)
DAmy McGrath1 endorser
Most notable · Lexington Herald-Leader
Newspapers1
Newspapers · 1
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-02Amy McGrathS0KY00339 ↗
Raised
$2.15M
Cash on hand
$82K
Top industries
Education$7K
Education · $7K
- Georgetown University · $7K
Individuals $7K · PACs $0
Securities & investment$7K
Securities & investment · $7K
- Bain Capital · $7K
Individuals $7K · PACs $0
Charles BookerS6KY00385 ↗
Raised
$509K
Cash on hand
$140K
Top industries
Education$14K
Education · $14K
- Friends School · $4K
- University of Wi · $4K
- Fayette County Public Schools · $4K
- Bellarmine University · $4K
Individuals $14K · PACs $0
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 5deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-02
Endorsements64 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks