Barr wins Republican primary for Kentucky Senate seat, US media projects

Republican ​voters ​in Kentucky nominated ‌Andy Barr ​on Tuesday as their ‌candidate in November's election for the U.S. Senate seat held ‌by Senator Mitch McConnell for ‌four decades, according to projections from NBC News and the ⁠Associated ​Press.

McConnell, ⁠84, is one of the ⁠most powerful members of ​the Republican Party and served as ⁠Senate majority leader from ⁠2015 to ​2021.

Barr is the representative for Kentucky's 6th ⁠congressional district in the U.S. House ⁠of ⁠Representatives.