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Sen. Mitch McConnell not seeking reelection

The race to replace Mitch McConnell is already on: From the Politics Desk

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

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Former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell won't seek re-election in 2026

The Kentucky senator is stepping down after a consequential career. Whether Americans benefited from his triumphs, however, is another matter entirely.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.

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Scramble for McConnell’s Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead

The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek ...

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Mitch McConnell’s legacy in Senate sits in the nation’s courts

Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career ... During Trump’s second impeachment trial after the 2021 attack on the Capitol, McConnell blamed Trump for the attack but ultimately argued against ...

Here’s who we know is running for KY’s US Senate seat in 2026, and who may be running

With the announcement that Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, Kentucky will have it’s first wide-open Senate race ...

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