Mitch McConnell (R) retiring
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McConnell's retirement ends the longest Senate leadership tenure in American history. The GOP primary is a three-way fight: Barr and Cameron poll neck-and-neck (Emerson has Barr 24%, Cameron 21%), while Nate Morris has Musk money ($10M super PAC), Vance's backing, and Trump Jr.'s endorsement. On the Democratic side, it's a 2020 rematch: McGrath edged Booker 45-43 in the 2020 primary before losing to McConnell by 20; Booker then lost to Rand Paul by 24 in 2022. Neither has shown they can win statewide — Kentucky went for Trump by 31 in 2024 and hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1992. Safe R.
Updated 2026-03-03
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