kentucky senate primary results

But President Donald Trump is favored to carry the state overwhelmingly in the fall, and Democrats would need to convince huge numbers of voters to split their tickets. "I'll make a decision that's based on public health and protecting our voters and poll workers. She raised more than $40 million ahead of the primary, significantly outraising Booker and even McConnell. "Hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians left behind by Mitch McConnell came together to demand a better future and a better government." PRESIDENTIAL | US SENATE | US HOUSE, 4th DISTRICT | STATE SENATE 7th DISTRICT | STATE REPRESENTATIVE 47th DISTRICT Below are the June 23, 2020, Kentucky primary election results… Kate Cooksey, a spokeswoman for McConnell's campaign, welcomed McGrath to the general election by calling her extreme, and saying she is "lucky to have gotten out of the primary with a victory, but her reputation sustained significant damage all across Kentucky. But we will push in the coming days to ensure transparency and accountability in our state's electoral system, because it is essential that every single Kentuckian has faith in our democracy as we go forward. Most of her spending focused on McConnell, as McGrath essentially ran a general-election campaign against him for months, even after Booker joined the race in January.

Even then, her advertising leaned on many Democrats’ belief that her campaign is best suited to challenge McConnell this fall. Major leaders from the party’s left wing, from Sens.

"We need to elect people who will have the courage to meaningfully tackle the socio-economic, legal and educational inequities that continue to prevent true equality in our country. "I'm going to track the virus, obviously," Adams said. Sen.

Adams said Tuesday approximately 80% to 85% of votes cast in this year's primary were from absentee ballots.Adams said that "we had a clean election," as there wasn't any fraud.

The former Marine fighter pilot dispatched Democratic opponent Charles Booker and will face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November.Amy McGrath fended off Charles Booker to clinch the Democratic nomination for Senate in Kentucky, setting up an expensive showdown with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November.McGrath had 45 percent of the vote, compared to 43 percent for Booker when The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday — a week after the primary, which saw historic turnout and significant use of absentee ballots. By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. Booker conceded the race in a lengthy statement Tuesday evening — and though he didn't explicitly endorse McGrath, he called on his supporters to dedicate themselves to beating McConnell. "The National Republican Senatorial Committee also hit McGrath on Twitter shortly after her victory, saying she is "a failed politician who works for her liberal party bosses, not Kentuckians. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this fall.While voting results released by counties last week showed Booker with a slight lead over McGrath, those numbers were only reflective of in-person voting on Election Day in a slight majority of counties, accounting for less than 10% of the expected votes.At least nine more counties released their entire voting results by Monday afternoon, including Hardin County, which has the fifth-highest number of registered Democrats in the state.

"I'm humbled that Kentucky Democrats have nominated me to take on Mitch McConnell in the general election and can't wait to get started in sending him into retirement and finally draining the toxic Washington political swamp that he built," McGrath said.On Booker, McGrath said "tapped into and amplified the energy and anger of so many who are fed-up with the status quo and are rightfully demanding long overdue action and accountability from our government and institutions. McGrath is just another tool of the Washington Democratic establishment who has no idea what matters most to Kentuckians," McConnell Senate Committee press secretary Kate Cooksey said in a statement. 5:30 p.m. — Booker concedes the race. "As a poor black kid growing up in the West End of Louisville, I spent a lot of my life feeling alone and invisible," Booker said. Though she was the frontrunner throughout the race, McGrath faced a spirited challenge from Booker, a liberal first-term state representative who surged in momentum in just three short weeks to turn the race from a sleepy affair into one of the most closely-watched Senate primaries this year. "It’s clear this self-proclaimed most liberal person in Kentucky who supports government-run health care and abortion even in the ninth month does not represent Kentucky values," she continued, adding: "Amy, it’s great to have you.”Team Mitch, the social media account for the McConnell, campaign, also tweeted out a video in which CNN's Jake Tapper told McGrath in an interview "good luck out there on the campaign trail" to which the former Marine fighter pilot responded "great to have you. The former Marine fighter pilot dispatched Democratic opponent Charles Booker and will face Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in … With that being said, I’m a happy lady.” She acknowledged that there was “a lot of criticism regarding the one (polling) location, but it really did work out well.” Still, Holsclaw told reporters she would “not be surprised” if there are lawsuits or challenges over the election and its results, including requested recanvasses or recounts of vote totals.