# Kentucky voter registration continues upward trend  
**Published:** 2025-12-05T19:32:39.000Z  
**Source:** [KY Secretary of State](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=SOS&prId=555)  
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[Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that voter registration continued to grow in November](https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/despite-off-year-for-elections-voter-registration-grows/article_134427e2-d3ef-461d-8e62-a35c3d509c48.html), adding more Kentuckians to the voter rolls despite no state elections scheduled this year.

The growth comes as the state prepares for a busy election cycle in 2026. [Kentucky will hold its primary election May 19, 2026](https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky/), with [all 100 Kentucky House seats, even-numbered state Senate districts, six Congressional seats and a U.S. Senate seat up for election](https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/despite-off-year-for-elections-voter-registration-grows/article_134427e2-d3ef-461d-8e62-a35c3d509c48.html).

The U.S. Senate race will be particularly significant. [Republican Mitch McConnell of Louisville, the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history, has announced he is not seeking an eighth term](https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/despite-off-year-for-elections-voter-registration-grows/article_134427e2-d3ef-461d-8e62-a35c3d509c48.html) after holding the office since 1985.

Kentuckians interested in voting in the 2026 primary should note important deadlines. [The last day to change political party affiliation and vote with the new party in the primary is December 31, 2025](https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/despite-off-year-for-elections-voter-registration-grows/article_134427e2-d3ef-461d-8e62-a35c3d509c48.html), with the filing deadline for candidates set for January 9, 2026.

[Early in-person voting is available for three days prior to primary election day—Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 14-16](https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/despite-off-year-for-elections-voter-registration-grows/article_134427e2-d3ef-461d-8e62-a35c3d509c48.html). Eligible Kentuckians can register to vote [online through the state's voter registration website](https://govote.ky.gov), by mail or in person at their county clerk's office.

## Sources

- [KY Secretary of State](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=SOS&prId=555)
- [Kentucky Today reporting on Secretary of State Michael Adams' November voter registration announcement](https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/despite-off-year-for-elections-voter-registration-grows/article_134427e2-d3ef-461d-8e62-a35c3d509c48.html)
- [Kentucky Secretary of State - Voter Registration](https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/)
- [GoVote.ky.gov - Kentucky Online Voter Registration](https://govote.ky.gov)

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This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from KY Secretary of State, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=SOS&prId=555.