The Kentucky midterm primary is on May 19, with voters deciding who will advance to the November midterms.
Kentucky voters will decide their party’s candidates for the U.S. Senate race to replace Senator Mitch McConnell. Voters in the 6th U.S. House district, which includes Jessamine County, will decide their party’s candidates for the U.S. House.
Jessamine County and Nicholasville will also vote on several local and state races. To see the complete list of races, download the Jessamine County sample ballot.
Find your precinct, districts, and polling place at the Kentucky Voter Information Center.
Read Local Newspapers Online with NewsBank
Find out about federal, state, and local candidates online through the library’s NewsBank database, where you can read both The Jessamine Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader. If you are using the database from home, enter your library card number.
We also subscribe to the print editions of The Jessamine Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader, which you can read at the library.
Televised Debates
Not all candidates participate in televised debates, either by choice or because of criteria set by the news outlet.
KET Candidate Conversations: 6th Congressional District
KET Candidate Conversations: The U.S. Senate
Spectrum News Democratic Debate for Kentucky’s 6th District
Spectrum News Republican Debate for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District
Spectrum News Kentucky Democratic debate for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat
(At the time this post was published, there had not been a Spectrum News Kentucky Republican Senate debate or an announcement of when/if it would happen.)
Voter Guides
BallotReady Kentucky Voter Guide
Enter your address to view nonpartisan information about the issues and candidates on your ballot. Because it’s pulled from around the web, the amount of info for each candidate varies. Build your own printable ballot that you can take with you to the polls.
Kentucky Lantern 2026 Voter Guide
Provides brief overviews of candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House races and links to their websites.
Kentucky Public Radio’s 2026 Primary Election Voter Guide
Enter your address and party to select your U.S. Senate and House candidates. Provides brief overviews of the candidates and links to their websites.
Vote411.org
Enter your address to build a personalized voter guide and print out a ballot to take with you. Get basic info about candidates, including campaign finances. From the League of Women Voters.
Vote Smart
This nonpartisan, nonprofit website researches candidates using primary sources. Get information on candidate positions, past votes, ratings from special interest groups, and more.
Who’s running to replace Mitch McConnell? Meet U.S. Senate candidates
Candidate profiles from the Louisville Courier Journal.
Who’s running for KY 6th District? Meet candidates in 2026 primary
Candidate profiles from the Louisville Courier Journal.