• Gov. Paul Patton (D), elected to a second term in fall 1999, is up for re-election in 2003. Sen. Jim Bunning (R) is up for re-election in 2004.

Primaries next year are early battlefronts in both parties' fights for their future, and some of the same issues and divides ...

Kentuckians got a break from political campaigns in 2025, but get ready for the year ahead. In the mid-1990s, Kentucky voters amended the state constitution to create an off-year election.

Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session.

Live-updating results and maps for the 2020 Kentucky Senate primaries. Follow post-results analysis and live coverage from The Washington Post.

Kentucky Public Radio has covered a tumultuous year of federal cuts and shifts, the lawsuits challenging them, state governance and another hefty legislative session. Rediscover our top politics ...