McConnell’s Replacement Revealed In Kentucky GOP Senate Primary

And Barr’s bid for the upper chamber after serving seven terms in the House was spurred by a late endorsement from Trump earlier this month.

Advertisement The candidate vying for retiring former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s seat in Kentucky decisively outperformed his competitors during Tuesday’s GOP primaries and is poised to likely win the upcoming November race.

The endorsement helped Barr best his nearest competitor, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who remained confident that he could still win without Trump’s backing

Andy Barr easily surpassed a number of other candidates looking to replace McConnell, a one-