Mitch McConnell

===2020===
{{Main|2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky}}

In the November 2020 general election, McConnell faced Democratic nominee [[Amy McGrath]], a former [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] fighter pilot; and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] nominee Brad Barron, a businessman and farmer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/30/politics/kentucky-primary-amy-mcgrath/index.html|title=Amy McGrath wins Kentucky Senate Democratic primary, CNN projects|work=[[CNN]]|first1=Gregory|last1=Krieg|first2=Kate|last2=Sullivan|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001164825/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/30/politics/kentucky-primary-amy-mcgrath/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Debate set in McConnell-McGrath Senate race in Kentucky |url=https://www.wkyt.com/2020/10/02/stage-set-for-televised-mcconnell-mcgrath-debate-on-october-12/ |access-date=October 14, 2020 |work=wkyt.com |date=October 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017162549/https://www.wkyt.com/2020/10/02/stage-set-for-televised-mcconnell-mcgrath-debate-on-october-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the campaign, McConnell and McGrath agreed to one hour-long, socially distanced debate on October 12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2020/10/02/amy-mcgrath-vs-mitch-mcconnell-debate-after-weeks-sparring/3596396001/|publisher=Courier Journal|title=Amy McGrath vs. Mitch McConnell debate is on|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120195842/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2020/10/02/amy-mcgrath-vs-mitch-mcconnell-debate-after-weeks-sparring/3596396001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://local12.com/news/local/kentucky-senator-mitch-mcconnell-to-debate-challenger-amy-mcgrath|title=Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell to debate challenger Amy McGrath|author=BRUCE SCHREINER|agency=Associated Press|date=October 11, 2020|website=WKRC|access-date=October 13, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120195856/https://local12.com/news/local/kentucky-senator-mitch-mcconnell-to-debate-challenger-amy-mcgrath|url-status=live}}</ref> McConnell was elected to his seventh term on November&nbsp;3 when he defeated McGrath by nearly 20 percentage points.<ref>{{Cite news|title=U.S. Senate Election Results|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-senate.html|access-date=November 4, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104001920/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-senate.html|url-status=live}}</ref>