McConnell’s Replacement Revealed In Kentucky GOP Senate Primary

The candidate who will vie for the seat of retiring former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky outperformed his competition during Tuesday’s GOP primaries and is likely to win his November race.

Rep. Andy Barr easily bested a slew of other candidates to replace McConnell, a one-time ally of Donald Trump who turned on him after the president’s first term.

Though it’s a race overshadowed by another contest, where Trump is the driving factor in the state, it’s still significant, given that Barr and his Democratic opponent will be at the forefront of change in the political status quo of the Bluegrass state.