The candidate backed by President Donald Trump to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) won quickly after the polls closed in Kentucky Tuesday evening.
Despite only 7% of precincts reporting, CBS News declared Rep. Andy Barr (R) the winner after he garnered an impressive 62.7% of the vote, compared to 28.7% for his closest competitor, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
‘Like President Trump said, Andy knows what it takes to get things done and deliver BIG for the America First agenda.’
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The seat in the U.S. Senate is soon to be vacated after McConnell announced in February that he was not seeking re-election in what would have been his eighth term in office.
The Republican primary contest had been heated until the president called on former
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