2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky

2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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November 3, 2020
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Turnout59.7% Increase
 
Nominee Mitch McConnell Amy McGrath
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,233,315 816,257
Percentage 57.76% 38.23%
McConnell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
McGrath:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data
U.S. senator before election

Mitch McConnell
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Mitch McConnell
Republican

The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who had been Senate majority leader since 2015 and had represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1985, won reelection to his seventh and final term in office. He faced off against former U.S. Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron.

The Democratic and Republican primaries took place on June 23, 2020. As the primaries neared, the president of the National Bar Association accused officials of carrying out voter suppression. Compared to typical numbers of 3,700, the number of polling stations was reduced to 200 with only one in Louisville. Because a large number of voters voted by mail, absentee ballots were not counted until June 30. In the primary, over 937,000 people requested absentee ballots or voted early; this figure was far greater than usual.

Despite being outraised by tens of millions of dollars by McGrath, McConnell defeated McGrath by nearly 20 percentage points.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Nicholas Alsager
  • Paul John Frangedakis, chiropractor (switched to independent write-in candidacy after losing primary)
  • Louis Grider, truck driver
  • Neren James
  • Kenneth Lowndes
  • C. Wesley Morgan, former state representative

Withdrawn

  • Wendell K. Crow, businessman and entrepreneur (remained on ballot)
  • Karl Das

Results

Results by county:
  McConnell—>90%
  McConnell—80–90%
  McConnell—70–80%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch McConnell (incumbent) 342,660 82.80%
Republican C. Wesley Morgan 25,588 6.18%
Republican Louis Grider 13,771 3.33%
Republican Paul John Frangedakis 11,957 2.89%
Republican Neren James 10,693 2.58%
Republican Kenneth Lowndes 5,548 1.34%
Republican Nicholas Alsager 3,603 0.87%
Total votes 413,820 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Charles Booker, state representative
  • Mike Broihier, farmer, educator, and former Marine
  • Maggie Joe Hilliard
  • Andrew Maynard
  • Eric Rothmuller, small business owner
  • John R. Sharpensteen
  • Bennie J. Smith, local business owner
  • Mary Ann Tobin, former Auditor of Kentucky

Withdrawn

  • Jimmy Ausbrooks, mental health counselor (endorsed Mike Broihier) (remained on ballot)
  • Steven Cox, registered pharmacy technician (endorsed Charles Booker)
  • Joshua Paul Edwards
  • Kevin Elliott, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Murray State University
  • Dr. Loretta Babalmoradi Noble

Declined

Campaign

There were debates on March 5, 2020 and June 1, 2020.

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Charles
Booker		 Amy
McGrath		 Other Undecided
Data for Progress June 10–22, 2020 556 (LV) – 43% 46% – 10%
Garin-Hart-Yang June 16–18, 2020 – – 32% 42% – –
Civiqs/Data for Progress June 13–15, 2020 421 (LV) ± 5.5% 44% 36% 9% 11%
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications June 8–12, 2020 313 (RV) ± 7.0% 39% 49% 6% 3%
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications May 2020 – – 13% 62% – –
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications April 2020 – – 11% 62% – –
YouGov Blue/MVMT Communications January 2020 – – 7% 65% – –

Endorsements

Charles Booker

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Political parties

Newspapers

Mike Broihier

State legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Results

Results by county:
  McGrath—60–70%
  McGrath—50–60%
  McGrath—40–50%
  Booker—40–50%
  Booker—50–60%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amy McGrath 247,037 45.41%
Democratic Charles Booker 231,888 42.62%
Democratic Mike Broihier 27,175 4.99%
Democratic Mary Ann Tobin 11,108 2.04%
Democratic Maggie Joe Hilliard 6,224 1.14%
Democratic Andrew Maynard 5,974 1.10%
Democratic Bennie J. Smith 5,040 0.93%
Democratic Jimmy Ausbrooks (withdrawn) 3,629 0.67%
Democratic Eric Rothmuller 2,995 0.55%
Democratic John R. Sharpensteen 2,992 0.55%
Total votes 544,062 100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian primary

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky did not qualify to nominate through the taxpayer-funded primary and held its own privately operated primary on March 8, 2020. Anyone registered Libertarian in the state of Kentucky as of January 1, 2020, could participate. All candidates of the Libertarian Party of Kentucky must defeat None Of The Above (NOTA) to obtain the nomination.

Nominee

  • Brad Barron, farmer and entrepreneur

Reform Party

Withdrawn

  • Derek Leonard Petteys

Independents

Declared

  • Daniel Cobble (as a write-in candidate)
  • Harold H. Fitzpatrick (as a write-in candidate)
  • Paul John Frangedakis (as a write-in candidate) (switched from Republican candidacy after losing primary)
  • Randall Lee Teegarden (as a write-in candidate)
  • Demetra Wysinger (as a write-in candidate)

Withdrawn

General election

Throughout the general election campaign, McConnell portrayed McGrath as an overly liberal "rioter apologist". He highlighted a comment McGrath made in 2018 in which she compared her reaction to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory to her reaction to the September 11 attacks.

Debates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Likely R October 29, 2020
Inside Elections Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball Likely R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos Safe R October 30, 2020
Politico Likely R November 2, 2020
RCP Likely R October 23, 2020
DDHQ Safe R November 3, 2020
538 Safe R November 2, 2020
Economist Likely R November 2, 2020

Additional general election endorsements

Amy McGrath (D)

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

State officials

Individuals

Organizations

Unions

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2020
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mitch McConnell (R) $73,952,186 $67,388,725 $6,811,701
Amy McGrath (D) $96,331,682 $92,942,100 $3,389,583
Barron Bradley (L) $126,595 $115,857 $12,811
Source: Federal Election Commission

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mitch
McConnell (R)		 Amy
McGrath (D)		 Brad
Barron (L)		 Other /
Undecided
Swayable October 23 – November 1, 2020 365 (LV) ± 7.9% 49% 46% 5% –
Morning Consult October 22–31, 2020 911 (LV) ± 3% 51% 40% – –
Bluegrass Community & Technical College October 12–28, 2020 250 (RV) – 50% 40% – 10%
Cygnal October 19–20, 2020 640 (LV) ± 3.9% 50% 40% 5% 5%
Mason-Dixon October 12–15, 2020 625 (LV) ± 4% 51% 42% 4% 3%
Morning Consult September 11–20, 2020 746 (LV) ± (2% – 7%) 52% 37% – –
Data for Progress (D) September 14–19, 2020 807 (LV) ± 3.5% 46% 39% 3% 12%
48% 41% – 11%
Quinnipiac University September 10–14, 2020 1,164 (LV) ± 2.9% 53% 41% – 5%
Quinnipiac University July 30 – August 3, 2020 909 (RV) ± 3.3% 49% 44% – 7%
Bluegrass Data (D) July 25–29, 2020 3,020 (RV) ± 2.0% 49% 46% 4% –
Morning Consult July 24 – August 2, 2020 793 (LV) ± 3.0% 53% 36% – 12%
Spry Strategies (R) July 11–16, 2020 600 (LV) ± 3.7% 55% 33% – 12%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) July 7–12, 2020 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 45% 41% 7% 7%
Civiqs/Data for Progress June 13–15, 2020 898 (RV) ± 3.8% 53% 33% 4% 11%
RMG Research May 21–24, 2020 500 (RV) ± 4.5% 40% 41% – 19%
Bluegrass Data (D) April 7–12, 2020 4,000 (RV) – 40% 38% 7% –
Change Research (D) January 17–21, 2020 1,281 (LV) ± 2.8% 41% 41% – 18%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) January 8–13, 2020 802 (LV) ± 3.5% 43% 40% – 17%
Fabrizio Ward July 29–31, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 47% 46% – 6%
Change Research (D) June 15–16, 2019 1,629 (LV) – 47% 45% – 8%
Hypothetical polling

with Charles Booker

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mitch
McConnell (R)		 Charles
Booker (D)		 Other /
Undecided
Civiqs/Data for Progress June 13–15, 2020 898 (RV) ± 3.8% 52% 38% 9%

with Jim Gray

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mitch
McConnell (R)		 Jim
Gray (D)		 Undecided
Gravis Marketing June 11–12, 2019 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 49% 41% 10%

with Generic Democrat

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mitch
McConnell (R)		 Generic
Democrat		 Other /
Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 14–15, 2020 1,104 (V) – 47% 44% 9%
Public Policy Polling (D) Feb 11–12, 2019 748 (RV) ± 3.6% 45% 42% 12%
Public Policy Polling (D) Aug 15–16, 2017 645 (V) – 37% 44% 19%

on whether Mitch McConnell deserves to be re-elected

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Yes No Other /
Undecided
Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 31% 62% 8%
Public Policy Polling (D) Feb 11–12, 2019 748 (RV) ± 3.6% 32% 61% 8%

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Generic
Republican		 Generic
Democrat		 Other /
Undecided
Cygnal October 19–20, 2020 640 (LV) ± 3.9% 55% 39% 6%
Quinnipiac University September 10–14, 2020 1,164 (LV) ± 2.9% 54% 38% 8%
Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 48% 42% 13%

Results

McConnell was announced as the winner on November 3. When pressed for a potential recount of the election amid legal disputes regarding the general, McConnell dismissed the idea; he said, "At the risk of bragging, it wasn't very close." He won the election by nearly 20%.

2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mitch McConnell (incumbent) 1,233,315 57.76% +1.57%
Democratic Amy McGrath 816,257 38.23% −2.49%
Libertarian Brad Barron 85,386 4.00% +0.92%
Write-in 99 0.01% -0.00%
Total votes 2,135,057 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

McConnell won five of Kentucky's six congressional districts.

District McConnell McGrath Representative
1st 67% 28% James Comer
2nd 62% 33% Brett Guthrie
3rd 37% 61% John Yarmuth
4th 60% 36% Thomas Massie
5th 74% 22% Hal Rogers
6th 51% 46% Andy Barr

Analysis

McGrath raised a record-setting $94 million for her campaign. She raised $63 million more than any prior candidate had ever raised for a Kentucky political campaign. According to New Republic, she outraised McConnell by $27 million. According to The Hill, she outraised McConnell by more than $32 million.

Michael Sokolove of New Republic asserted that "Amy McGrath and other Senate candidates deceived donors to rake in far more cash than their Republican opponents. They got crushed anyway".

See also

Notes

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll released after the primary in July
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Poll sponsored by McGrath's campaign
  3. 1 2 3 4 Poll sponsored by Booker's campaign
  4. 1 2 This poll's sponsor, Ditch Mitch Fund, supported the electoral defeat of Mitch McConnell prior to the sampling period
  5. ↑ This poll's sponsor is the American Principles Project, a 501 that supports the Republican Party.
  6. ↑ Poll sponsored by U.S. Term Limits, a PAC supporting candidates who support term limits in Congress.
  7. ↑ Poll sponsored by AARP.
  8. 1 2 Poll sponsored by The Ditch Mitch Fund
  9. ↑ Poll sponsored by Our Lives on the Line

Voter samples

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Broihier and "someone else" with 4%; Tobin with 1%
  3. ↑ Broihier with 5%; other with 1%
  4. 1 2 3 Not yet released
  5. ↑ Undecided with 10%
  6. ↑ Undecided with 5%
  7. ↑ Undecided with 3%
  8. ↑ Standard VI response
  9. 1 2 Undecided with 12%
  10. ↑ If only McConnell and McGrath were candidates
  11. ↑ Undecided with 11%
  12. ↑ "Someone else" with 1%; Undecided with 4%
  13. ↑ "Someone else" and would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 5%
  14. ↑ "Someone else" and Undecided with 6%
  15. ↑ Undecided with 7%
  16. ↑ "someone else" with 8%; undecided with 3%
  17. ↑ Undecided with 10%; "Some other candidate" with 9%
  18. ↑ Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
  19. ↑ Barron (L) with 4%; "someone else" with 2%; undecided with 3%
  20. ↑ Undecided with 7%; "refused" with 1%
  21. ↑ Undecided with 6%
  22. ↑ Undecided with 8%
  23. ↑ Undecided with 10%; "don't know/refused" with 3%

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