Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race with 55% of the vote

Republican Representative Andy Barr won Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Democrat Charles Booker with about 55% of the vote in an unofficial tally covering all 120 counties. Barr received 784,000 votes to Booker’s 611,987, a margin of 172,013, though results still await official certification. The seat is being vacated by Senator Mitch McConnell, who did not seek reelection, making this a notable shift in Kentucky’s Senate representation. Barr’s victory reinforces Republican control of a reliably red Senate seat and adds a House member to the chamber’s GOP ranks. Attention now turns to the official canvass and certification of the results.