2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky

2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky

November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
 
Nominee Rand Paul Charles Booker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 913,326 564,311
Percentage 61.80% 38.19%

Paul:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Booker:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Rand Paul
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Rand Paul
Republican

The 2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent Kentucky. Incumbent Republican Rand Paul won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Charles Booker with 61.8% of the vote.

Paul was first elected in 2010 with 55.7% of the vote, filling the seat of retiring Jim Bunning, then re-elected in 2016 with 57.3% of the vote. Paul ran for a third term. Booker is a former state representative and a candidate in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in 2020. The election was called for Paul shortly after polls closed in the state.

This was the biggest landslide victory for a U.S. Senate race in Kentucky since Mitch McConnell's win in 2002.