Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) will face former Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker in the race to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the U.S. Senate.
The Associated Press called the Republican primary race for Barr at 7 p.m. ET, an hour after polls closed. Barr won with 60.5 percent of the vote to 30.8 percent for the next closest rival, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
On the Democratic side, Booker—who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic Senate nomination in 2020 before winning the primary in 2022—won with 46.8 percent of the vote. His closest rival, 2020 Democratic nominee Amy McGrath, has trails with 35.8 percent of the vote. The race was called at 9:41 p.m. ET….
Trump-Backed Andy Barr Wins GOP Nomination in Kentucky Senate Race to Replace McConnell
