Booker clinches Kentucky Senate nomination, set to face Barr
TL;DR
Charles Booker won Kentucky's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, defeating Amy McGrath and advancing to a general election against Republican Rep. Andy Barr to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell; Booker, a progressive, carried Jefferson and Fayette counties and frames the race as a chance to flip a seat in a state long regarded as solid red.
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