Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has been named Republicans’ pick to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the U.S. Senate.
The Associated Press called the race for Barr at 7 p.m. ET, an hour after polls closed. Barr leads with 63.8 percent of the vote to 28.4 percent for the next closest rival, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
Barr is heavily favored to win the November election in the Republican-voting state, which last sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in the 1992 election.
The primary marks the first time in 16 years that the state has seen a fully open race for a Kentucky Senate seat. The last such primary took place in 2010, when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) won his first election to Congress….
Trump-Backed Andy Barr Wins GOP Nomination in Kentucky Senate Race to Replace McConnell
