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

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Kentucky Senate District 2 — Kentucky 2026

1 candidate 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

BDanny CarrollRepublican

Incumbent for State Senator District 2 (Republican).

LifeAFamilyDReligious libertyA2nd AmendmentCLimited gov’tAFiscalA

Incumbent senator (Republican). Grades rest on 2023–2026 floor votes and NRA-PVF.

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).
Family: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for SB 150 (2023, bans gender-transition treatment for minors: passage); HB 495 (2025, no Medicaid money for gender transition: veto override) and voted against SB 150 (2023, bans gender-transition treatment for minors: final passage and veto override); HB 495 (2025, no Medicaid money for gender transition: passage).
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).
2nd Amendment: Kentucky General Assembly floor votes: voted for HB 357 (2024, Second Amendment Privacy Act: passage); HB 78 (2026, liability shield for gun makers: passage and veto override) and voted against HB 312 (2026, concealed carry at ages 18 to 20: passage and veto override). NRA-PVF 2026 grade C.
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).
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).

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