Six States Set June 16 Runoffs as Kentucky's Barr Wins Senate Primary by Nearly 30%
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Updated · KTVB.com · May 20
Six States Set June 16 Runoffs as Kentucky's Barr Wins Senate Primary by Nearly 30%
9 articles · Updated · KTVB.com · May 20
June 16 runoffs were triggered in Alabama and Georgia after several top Republican contests failed to clear the 50% threshold, while other states quickly settled marquee nominations.
Kentucky delivered one of the clearest outcomes: Rep. Andy Barr won the Republican Senate primary by nearly 30%, and Charles Booker captured the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat.
Georgia's biggest races stayed unresolved, with Keisha Lance Bottoms winning the Democratic governor primary while Burt Jones and Rick Jackson advanced to a GOP runoff; Mike Collins and Derek Dooley also moved to a Senate runoff.
Alabama set a general-election governor rematch between Republican Tommy Tuberville and Democrat Doug Jones, but its open Senate seat remained unsettled as Barry Moore advanced and the race for second was too close to call.
Elsewhere, incumbents or expected nominees prevailed: Idaho's Brad Little and Jim Risch, Oregon's Tina Kotek, and Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro all secured or were poised to secure nominations, shifting attention toward November.
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