Andy Barr wins Kentucky Republican Senate primary election, setting up midterm race
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Rep. Andy Barr, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky Senate seat, NBC News projects.
- Barr defeated former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron and other GOP candidates, becoming the favorite in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1992.
- Trump’s endorsement came after businessman Nate Morris, a MAGA supporter who had attacked Barr and Cameron, dropped out and backed Barr instead.
- Barr pledged full support for Trump’s agenda, emphasizing tax cuts, energy dominance, and border security in his campaign messaging.
- Daniel Cameron, once a rising GOP star, suffered his second statewide loss in under three years after losing the 2023 gubernatorial race to Democrat Andy Beshear.