
Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) alongside wife Davis Barr speaks to media after casting his primary ballot at Centenary Church in Lexington, Ky., on May 19, 2026. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has been named Republicans’ pick to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the U.S. Senate.
The Associated Press called the race for Barr at 7 p.m. ET, an hour after polls closed. Barr leads with 63.8 percent of the vote to 28.4 percent for the next closest rival, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
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