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Trump shakes up Kentucky Senate race with endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr President Donald Trump
Senator Mitch McConnell, who has served seven terms. On the Republican side, the crowded field includes US Representative Andy Barr, who has Trump’s endorsement, and former Kentucky
Kentucky chose Andy Barr, who was endorsed by Trump, as their Senate nominee to replace
Trump also heavily swayed the state’s US Senate race by endorsing Andy Barr and offering a third “MAGA” candidate, Nate Morris, an ambassadorship just weeks before the election to encourage him to drop
Trump-endorsed challenger, [Ed Gallrein](https://www.edgallrein.com/). Republican voters in [Kentucky](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kentucky) will also choose their candidate to replace Mitch McConnell, the former Senate GOP leader who is retiring. The frontrunners
Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted in favour of Trump’s conviction after the 6 January insurrection, [lost a primary](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/republican-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-results-primary-trump) in Louisiana after the president backed challenger Julia Letlow. Massie, a libertarian-minded
Andy Barr as retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s successor and pushing to oust a longtime thorn in his side in Massie. The president waded in late for Barr, [endorsing the representative](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/01/trump-kentucky-senate-andy-barr-00903719) less
Kentucky will also choose their candidate to replace Mitch McConnell, the former Senate GOP leader who is retiring. The frontrunners to succeed McConnell are congressman Andy Barr and former state attorney general and gubernatorial candidate