Voters across Kentucky – and in six other states – cast ballots in primary elections Tuesday, with some of the results setting matchups for this November’s general election and others entirely deciding races.
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A Louisville Democratic state lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct was among incumbents who appeared to lose their primaries in Kentucky.
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Charles Booker advances to the general election as Kentucky Democrats’ nominee to take on GOP Rep. Andy Barr in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell.
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Republican state Rep. Kim Holloway of Mayfield headed off challenges from former state Rep. Richard Heath and Mayfield City Council member Nate Cox Tuesday as she made her reelection bid in Kentucky’s state House District 2 race.
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