Republican Andy Barr defeated Democrat Charles Booker and will become Kentucky's next U.S.

Senator, replacing the retiring Mitch McConnell in Central Kentucky's sixth district.

Democrat Zach Dembo will take place in the U.S.

House as he flipped the district from red to blue.

While some Republicans lost seats in the Kentucky General Assembly, Republicans still controlled both chambers by wide margins.

Kentucky has a new U.S.

senator elect.

Republican Andy Barr, will take over for Senator Mitch McConnell after winning 55% of the vote to defeat Democrat Charles Booker.

As our Mackenzie Spink reports, Senator elect Barr says his election represents the victory of American values over socialism.

Socialism may be on the rise in some places in the United States, but not here in Kentucky.

Congressman Andy Barr will be the next senator of Kentucky, along with fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul.

Bar was endorsed by President Donald Trump and campaigned on supporting Kentucky businesses and his ability to hit the ground running in Washington.

Given his 14 years of experience in the House of Representatives.

This election result is a victory for the people of Kentucky.

A victory for freedom over big government.

A victory for prosperity over dependency.

A victory for safety over lawlessness, and a victory of common sense over socialism.

Barr defeated Charles Booker, a former state legislator who was on his third attempt to be elected as Kentucky senator.

Booker campaigned on access to health care and rising costs.

In the final days of his campaign.

He was endorsed by former President Barack Obama.

I stepped up not because of the party, but because I know that all of us are hurting and there is a status quo that is robbing us, that is making life harder for us, and that things will not change unless we do it.

I know that we can.

And although this election did not go the way that I wished it would.

We are still here with the opportunity to continue bending the arc that Doctor King spoke of.

So my ask of you is to keep going, keep standing up, keep speaking up, keep showing love.

Keep lifting up the power of community.

Keep letting everyone know.

That if we wake up, we're fighting.

And no matter what I do or what title I hold, you better believe I'm going to be causing some good trouble for y'all.

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Ended his victory speech by laying out his plans for Kentucky as its new senator.

My vision is optimistic.

It's a future defined by prosperity, opportunity, and growth.

It's time for paychecks to go up and prices to come down.

It's time for more jobs, more opportunity, and more wealth for everyone.

Everywhere.

It's time for more freedom.

Limited government.

Less crime.

Fewer drugs.

More coal.

More energy.

More bourbon.

Faster horses.

Unwavering support for the most powerful military in the world.

For Kentucky edition, I'm Mackenzie Spink.