The Republican candidate for the open seat. Republican Andy Barr has a commanding money lead in the race. His dem opponent, former state Representative Charles Booker • FEC S6KY00385; 29 Apr 26; Tot $508,684; Dsb $368,375 to Andy $9 million.
Massie is not going to run for a useless seat that he would hold for two months when the Senate is mostly not in session. He is a sitting member of congress until January 3, 2027
Yes, there’s already a regularly scheduled election this November for that Senate seat.
Both major parties have their nominees for that election. I would expect both of them would be in a special election, if one is going to be held before November due to a vacancy.