Election Connection 2026

Rep. Thomas Massie's loss to Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein in Tuesday's primaries has reinforced President Donald Trump's kingmaker status. But the closely-watched race did reveal tensions in the president's coalition.

It's Primary Day in Kentucky. Here's a review of what you need to know before you head to the polls.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and helped secure a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. But anyone listening for flowery tributes to McConnell won't hear them on the campaign trail as his party looks for a successor to the retiring senator.

Election day is Tuesday, May 19, but you can go to the polls this week to decide the nominees for mayor and one council district seat.

Early voting in the May 19th primary starts this Thursday. This week on WUKY's Capitol Chat, Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock sizes up the hotly contested race to represent Kentucky's sixth congressional district.

On May 19, Lexington voters will narrow three candidates for council district 5 down to two.

On May 19, Lexington voters will choose which of the seven mayoral candidates will be on the ballot in the general election this November.