2022Final results
2022 election for U.S. Senate in Kentucky
U.S. Senate · Kentucky
Rand Paul (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Booker (D) by 23.6 points.
Rand PaulRepublican · winner
61.8%913,257
Charles BookerDemocrat
38.2%564,231
1,477,622 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Charles BookerRand Paul
$6.6M
Raised by the campaign
$25M
$6.5M
Spent by the campaign
$21.4M
$6.3K
Cash on hand
$5.4M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022