Charles Booker Wins Kentucky Senate Primary With 47%, Setting Up Barr Race
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Updated · Louisville Public Media · May 20
Charles Booker Wins Kentucky Senate Primary With 47%, Setting Up Barr Race
15 articles · Updated · Louisville Public Media · May 20
Charles Booker captured Kentucky’s Democratic Senate nomination with 47% of the vote, defeating Amy McGrath’s 36% in a rematch of their 2020 primary.
Jefferson and Fayette counties powered the win: Booker ran up large margins in the state’s two biggest Democratic counties, which supplied 52% of his total vote.
Booker now advances to face Republican Rep. Andy Barr for the open seat left by Mitch McConnell, who is retiring after seven terms.
The general election starts with steep odds for Democrats: Cook rates the race solid red, and Kentucky has not elected a Democratic U.S. senator since 1999.
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