McConnell announced his decision to not seek re-election in 2026, leaving room for GOP figures to launch campaigns to replace him.
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With the announcement that Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, Kentucky will have its first wide-open Senate race since 2010.
McConnell announced he will not seek re-election in 2026, ending his four-decade Senate career. He joins two other Senators who have announced their retirement.
None of the Republicans who have entered the race have mentioned McConnell, and they have mostly tried to distance themselves from him.
The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.