Live Updates: Election Night 2026 in Queer Kentucky
Live from Queer Kentucky
This page updates all night, with the newest updates at the top.
Polls close at 6 p.m. local time. That’s 6 p.m. Eastern in most of Kentucky and 7 p.m. Eastern in Central time counties. If you’re in line by 6 p.m., stay in line. You can still vote.
Live results from the Associated Press are on Queer Kentucky Votes.
Queer Kentucky reporter Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech is covering election night for us starting at 6pm est and will post here as results come in.
Tonight we’re following the Kentucky races with the most at stake for LGBTQ+ Kentuckians: the U.S. Senate race, Amendment 1, Kentucky’s six U.S. House seats, the state House and Senate, the mayor’s races in Louisville and Lexington, and city council races. We’ll also post quick updates on the few national races that have everyone’s attention. Bookmark this page and check back often.
Got a question or a tip? Email Queer Kentucky executive director Missy Spears at [email protected].
What we know
- Polls just opened across most of Kentucky at 6am est.
- For Western Kentucky operating under central time, polls will open at 6am ct.
- For the first time in a Louisville general election, the mayor and Metro Council races are nonpartisan, with no party next to candidates’ names.
Updates below, newest first
6:00 a.m.
Polls are open. Live results and coverage start here at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Live results
Kentucky election results
Live results from the Associated Press show up right here when polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern. Western Kentucky polls close an hour later, so more results arrive after 7 p.m. Eastern.
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