Candidate profile: Daniel Cameron

Kentucky’s U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The contested race has 22 candidates: 12 Republicans, eight Democrats, one independent candidate and one candidate identified with another affiliation.

Daniel Cameron is among the Republican candidates. The field also includes incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell. Each candidate’s listed name and political affiliation are detailed below.

Republican candidates

Twelve candidates in the race are identified as Republicans. They are presented in alphabetical order by the names listed for the election.

• Garland Andy Barr: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Daniel Cameron: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Anissa Catlett: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• James D Duncan: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Michael Faris: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Michael James Faris: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Wende Carol MS Kennedy: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Mitch McConnell: Republican candidate and incumbent in Kentucky’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
• Nate Morris: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• *\andrew Nicholas Shelley:** Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Jacob Daniel Trimble: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Donald Ray Wenzel: Republican candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.

Democratic candidates

Eight candidates in the race are identified as Democrats. They are also presented alphabetically by their listed names.

• Charles Booker: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Logan Forsythe: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Amy Mcgrath: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Jared Randall: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Dale Romans: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Pamela Stevenson: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Vincent Anthony Thompson: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Joel Willett: Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.

Independent and other candidates

Two candidates have affiliations other than Republican or Democratic. Each is part of the same contested U.S. Senate race scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

• Scott Micheal Duncan: Independent candidate for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
• Christopher Todd Campbell: Candidate identified with an “Other” affiliation for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 general election.

Election at a glance

The office at stake is one of Kentucky’s seats in the U.S. Senate. The election is a general election rather than a party primary, and the scheduled date is Nov. 3, 2026.

Cameron’s identifying information in the race consists of his name and Republican affiliation. No policy stance is attributed to him here. The same standard applies across the field: party or other affiliation identifies how each candidate is listed, but it does not by itself establish a position on any issue.