Tag: U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth

Rand Paul Wins Kentucky U.S. Senate GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Rep. Charles Booker in General Election

An 80-1 longshot may have won this year’s Kentucky Derby, but underdogs in the state’s Republican primaries had no such luck Tuesday as incumbents swept past interparty rivals and onto likely reelection against Democratic opponents in November. As expected, two-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) easily won his GOP primary against little-known, marginally financed hopefuls. He will…


Rand Paul Wins Kentucky US Senate GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Rep. Charles Booker in General Election

An 80-1 longshot may have won this year’s Kentucky Derby, but underdogs in the state’s Republican primaries had no such luck Tuesday as incumbents swept past interparty rivals and onto likely reelection against Democratic opponents in November. As expected, two-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) easily won his GOP primary against little-known, marginally financed hopefuls. He will…


Kentucky Congressional Primaries Feature Five GOP Incumbents, Democrat Scrap in Louisville

Kentucky’s May 17 primary slate includes inter-party battles for the state’s General Assembly, one United States Senate berth, and six U.S. congressional seats. For the most part, however, challengers face longer odds in unseating incumbents in most of the preliminary races than 80-1 underdog Rich Strike did in winning the Kentucky Derby earlier in May….