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Barr wins McConnell’s open Senate seat in Kentucky

Republican Andy Barr defeated Democrat Charles Booker on Tuesday in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race, according to ABC projections, and will begin a six-year term in January 2027 replacing retiring Senator Mitch McConnell.
Barr, a Lexington-native and U.S. representative for Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District since 2012, replaces McConnell. The retiring senator has represented Kentucky in the Senate for more than four decades.
Backed by President Donald Trump, Barr campaigned on border security and tax cuts. He spearheaded the Defend Girls' Athletics Act, which would cut federal funding to schools that "refuses to uphold the ban on biological men in girls' sports."
"I get to the Senate, I will roll up my sleeves and get to work," Barr said after becoming the projected winner. He pledged to work with anyone willing to make agreements that advance the United States.
The Lexington-native said he first decided to run for office "when Barack Obama was shredding the Constitution and attempting to remake America into a socialist country." This ideological foundation will shape his Senate term beginning in January 2027.

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