Who is running for Kentucky Senate District 10 in Kentucky in 2026?

Matt Deneen (R), Christopher Gatrost (D)

When is the Kentucky 2026 general election?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time.

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Kentucky Senate District 10 — Kentucky 2026

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot (official Kentucky Secretary of State filings, as of October 30, 2026). Grades reflect each candidate's public record on life, family, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Candidates

AMatt DeneenRepublican

Incumbent for State Senator District 10 (Republican).

LifeAFamilyAReligious libertyA2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tAFiscalA

Incumbent senator (Republican). Grades rest on 2023–2026 floor votes, Kentucky Right to Life, Planned Parenthood, NRA-PVF and iVoterGuide answers.

Life: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 90 (2025, lists the medical care that is not an abortion under the ban: veto override); SB 72 (2026, health-care conscience rights: passage). Endorsed by Kentucky Right to Life Victory PAC for the 2026 general election. Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports protecting life from conception; opposes taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood; would allow abortion only in a medical emergency; supports enforcing the Comstock Act.
Family: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for SB 150 (2023, bans gender-transition treatment for minors: passage and final passage and veto override); HB 495 (2025, no Medicaid money for gender transition: passage and veto override). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: supports marriage as one man and one woman; agrees gender transition of a child is child abuse; opposes males in women's sports and spaces.
Religious liberty: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for SB 19 (2025, moment of silence and released-time instruction in schools: passage and concurrence and veto override); SB 72 (2026, health-care conscience rights: passage); HB 547 (2023, religious expression in public schools: passage); SB 60 (2025, state religious-freedom law: passage). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: strongly disagrees that businesses should be required to provide services that violate their beliefs.
2nd Amendment: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 357 (2024, Second Amendment Privacy Act: passage); HB 312 (2026, concealed carry at ages 18 to 20: passage and veto override); HB 78 (2026, liability shield for gun makers: passage and veto override). NRA-PVF 2026 grade A (endorsed). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: strongly supports the Second Amendment and Kentucky as a Second Amendment sanctuary state.
Limited gov’t: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 4 (2025, bans DEI offices at public colleges: passage and veto override); HB 2 (2026, Medicaid work requirements: veto override); HB 2 (2024, school-choice constitutional amendment: passage); SB 7 (2023, ends payroll deduction of public-employee union dues: passage and veto override). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: agrees with eliminating the U.S. Department of Education; supports more audits and oversight of government.
Fiscal: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 1 (2023, income tax cut to 4.5% and 4%: passage); HB 2 (2026, Medicaid work requirements: veto override); HB 1 (2025, income tax cut to 3.5%: passage). Answered iVoterGuide questionnaire: calls free enterprise essential and opposes taxpayer-funded lobbying.

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Ballotpedia

DChristopher GatrostDemocratic

Candidate for State Senator District 10 (Democrat).

LifeDFamilyFReligious libertyC2nd AmendmentDLimited gov’tDFiscalD

Non-incumbent (Democrat). Grades rest on C-FAIR. 5 of six values have no candidate-specific evidence and use the Democrat default.

Life: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide lists no rating.
Family: Endorsed by the Fairness Campaign PAC (C-FAIR), Kentucky's LGBTQ-rights PAC (2026).
Religious liberty: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide lists no rating.
2nd Amendment: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide lists no rating.
Limited gov’t: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide lists no rating.
Fiscal: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide lists no rating.

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