Flipped from RepublicanCalled by English WikipediaUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Kentucky Senate District 36
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Sarah Cole McIntosh won; no votes have been reported yet.
Staggered SenateSimple-majority veto override
Sarah Cole McIntoshDemocrat · winner
Julie Raque AdamsRepublican · incumbent
No votes counted yet.
Source: civicAPI unofficial results; race call: English WikipediaUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:23 PM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sarah Cole McIntoshJulie Raque Adams
$90.3K
Raised by the campaign
$681.5K
$20.2K
Spent by the campaign
$688.2K
Campaign money: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Sarah Cole McIntosh
- 52%
- Julie Raque Adams
- 48%
- Projected margin
- D+0.4