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Kentucky 2026 midterms: ballot, races, and key dates

Kentucky’s 2026 general-election officer guide lists U.S. Senate, U.S. House by district, and constitutional amendments for all voters, and it does not print the amendment titles.

Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Kentucky State Board of Elections).

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  • Most of Kentucky is on Eastern Time. Counties in the western part of the state are on Central Time.
  • The registration date on the State Board homepage is on the voting-deadlines page.
  • In-person absentee dates on the State Board homepage are on the voting-deadlines page.
  • The mail-in absentee request-portal dates on the homepage are on the voting-deadlines page. A return deadline was not printed there.
  • Identification rules are published by the Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Kentucky State Board of Elections

Key 2026 general election dates

Dates below are paraphrased from the official pages linked on each line and were last checked against those pages on October 19, 2026. They can change. Kentucky State Board of Elections publishes the current calendar. County voting hours vary. “Passed,” “Deadline today,” “In progress,” and “Upcoming” markers use only the date on the device. They ignore cutoff times and the state’s time zone, so a deadline marked for today may already have closed. The marker is not an official cutoff.

Voter registration

The State Board of Elections homepage prints “October 5, 2026 - Last Day to Register to Vote for the General.”

Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Mail-in absentee request portal

The homepage prints “September 19, 2026 - Mail-in Absentee Ballot Request Portal Opens” and “October 20, 2026 - Mail-in Absentee Ballot Request Portal Closes.”

Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

In-person absentee voting

The homepage prints October 21–23, 2026 as the start of excused in-person absentee voting, October 26–28, 2026 as the days that excused in-person absentee voting continues, and October 29–31, 2026 as in-person no-excuse absentee voting.

Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Absentee return

The homepage lines read on October 19, 2026 do not print a statutory absentee-ballot return deadline. The Kentucky State Board of Elections publishes the calendar.

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Questions about the Kentucky 2026 midterms

Short answers from the offices and race guides already linked on this page. Registration and voting rules are published by Kentucky State Board of Elections.

What is on the Kentucky ballot in the 2026 midterms?
The Kentucky State Board of Elections 2026 general-election officer guide, under what a voter will be deciding, lists Constitutional Amendments for all voters, U.S. Senate for all voters, and U.S. Congress for the district where the voter lives. The Board’s 2026–2036 election schedule does not mark state executive officers in the 2026 column. The officer guide does not print constitutional-amendment titles. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes Kentucky among seats whose terms expire in 2027. The officer guide says “Constitutional Amendments (All Voters)” and does not print amendment numbers, titles, or question text. No State Board page read on October 19, 2026 printed the 2026 amendment wording.
Where are official Kentucky sample-ballot and registration pages?
Kentucky State Board of Elections publishes the official sample ballot, registration, and election rules. Vote.gov: Kentucky registration information. Map the Midterms does not look up voter records, issue sample ballots, or request mail ballots.
Which Map the Midterms race guides cover Kentucky?
Map the Midterms does not yet publish a Kentucky race guide. Contests for an address are on the official sample ballot.
When is Election Day 2026 in Kentucky?
The 2026 U.S. midterm general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Kentucky State Board of Elections homepage lists October 5, 2026 as the last day to register to vote for the general election. It lists September 19, 2026 as the day the mail-in absentee ballot request portal opens and October 20, 2026 as the day that portal closes. It lists excused in-person absentee voting on October 21–23 and October 26–28, 2026, and in-person no-excuse absentee voting on October 29–31, 2026. Most of Kentucky is on Eastern Time. Counties in the western part of the state are on Central Time.
Is Map the Midterms an official Kentucky election website?
No. Map the Midterms is an informational site operated by Joshua Israel Ventures LLC, a Florida limited liability company. It is not a government, secretary of state, or county election website. The official election office for Kentucky is Kentucky State Board of Elections. Registration, sample ballots, and voting rules are published there and on Vote.gov: Kentucky registration information.

Kentucky State Board of Elections · Vote.gov: Kentucky registration information · Sample ballot structure