| Election Name: | 2020 Kentucky elections |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Kentucky elections |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Kentucky elections |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3, 2020.[1]
To vote by mail, registered Kentucky voters must request a paper ballot by October 27, 2020. Submitted ballots will begin to be processed on the morning of November 3.
See main article: article and 2020 United States presidential election in Kentucky. Kentucky had 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.
See main article: article and 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky. One out of two of Kentucky's United States Senators was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell won re-election with 58% of the votes.
See main article: article and 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky. All 6 of Kentucky's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.
See main article: article and 2020 Kentucky Senate election. 19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate, the odd-numbered districts, were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the Republican Party won 15 while the Democratic Party won 4. The resulting composition was 30 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Republicans gained 2 seats, Districts 7 and 29.
See main article: article and 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election. All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won 75 seats while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained 14 seats.
The seat for the 7th District in the Kentucky Supreme Court was up for election.
A special election was held for the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st District, 1st Division. The seat was vacated by Christopher S. Nickell who was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2019. The position was filled in by Chris McNeill who was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear on April 22, 2020.
Mayors in Kentucky are elected to four-year terms, with cities holding their elections in either presidential or midterm years.[2]
Each incorporated city elected its council members to a two-year term.
Local school board members are elected to staggered four-year terms, with half up for election in 2020.
The Louisville Metro Council is elected to staggered four-year terms, with even-numbered districts up for election in 2020.