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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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Nearly 3,000 people have been killed and nearly 1 million have been displaced the war in southern Lebanon began in March. Nearly 400 have been killed since a ceasefire began in April.
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A Louisville Democratic state lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct was among incumbents who appeared to lose their primaries in Kentucky. -
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. -
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. -
Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr won the GOP primary in his bid to take over the seat long held by Sen. Mitch McConnell, aided by his late endorsement from Trump. -
Watch real-time election results roll in from the Associated Press for the most important races in Kentucky for the May 19, 2026 primary election. -
Capitol Reporter Sylvia Goodman is the second-ever recipient of the PMJA New Voices Award.
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As Maine's Senate matchup is all but set, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins urges voters to pick her over Democrat Graham Platner because she can fund state priorities due to her seniority. -
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Epstein owned a 10,000-acre property with a mansion. After calls by the public, the state attorney general searched the property and the state House created a "Truth Commission."
