Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said he won’t run for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open Senate seat in 2026 after the former House Minority Leader announced he would not seek another term. “I’ve made it very clear I’m not running for the Senate,

McConnell announced his decision to not seek re-election in 2026, leaving room for GOP figures to launch campaigns to replace him.

Even before Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced his impending retirement from the Senate, the GOP race in the Kentucky Senate election was growing crowded. Now, with McConnell announcing his retirement on Thursday,

(AP) — The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as ... Another prominent Kentucky Republican, U.S. Rep. James Comer, will not run for the Senate next year but is “strongly considering” a run for governor in 2027, a ...

Shortly after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not run for an eighth term, Daniel Cameron, a former Kentucky attorney general, said he would run for the seat in 2026. Two lawmakers and a businessman also hinted at running.

It took mere minutes after Mitch McConnell announced his retirement for Republicans in Kentucky to begin publicly jockeying for his Senate seat.

Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, leaving Kentucky's Senate seat open. Daniel Cameron and Andy Barr emerge as contenders, while McConnell's long-standing rift with Donald Trump continues to define his legacy.

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said he won’t run for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open Kentucky Senate seat in 2026 after the former Senate Republican leader announced he would not seek another term.