Andy Barr wins Kentucky Republican Senate primary, setting up midterm race

Rep. Andy Barr, riding an endorsement from President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary in the race for retiring Sen.

Rep. Andy Barr, riding an endorsement from President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary in the race for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat in Kentucky, NBC News projects.

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Barr, a seven-term congressman, prevailed over former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron and other, lesser-known GOP candidates.

He will be a heavy general election favorite against Democratic nominee Charles Booker, who previously ran for Senate and was competing against another former Democratic Senate nominee, Amy McGrath. The state has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since it awarded Wendell Ford a fourth and final term in 1992.