With less than one week at last until the primary election, the two best known Republican candidates for the U.S.

Senate are crisscrossing the state to garner support.

And tonight's election 2026 update our Mackenzie Spink caught up with Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron this week on the campaign trail.

One of the many stops for Daniel Cameron this week was in Madison County, where he promised to be a strong voice in Washington if he's elected to replace Senator Mitch McConnell.

This is a change election, and we have an opportunity to send someone to Washington that's going to stand firm for the values of the men, women and children of our 120 County is going to stand firm for, our coal and natural gas industries and nuclear as well, going to stand firm for our law enforcement community and making sure the taxes are as low as they possibly can be so that people can pay for groceries and gas and save a little for the long haul.

And so this race is very much about the future, and it'd be an honor to serve in the United States Senate.

I will be someone that isn't looking out for, you know, big banks and big business, but is focused on small businesses in our communities all across our 120 counties.

I spoke with Representative Andy Barr after his meeting with community bankers in Carroll County.

He says his relationship with President Trump will allow him to hit the ground running if he wins the seat.

We are spending this last week going to every part of Kentucky to talk about the fact that I am the only candidate in this race endorsed by President Trump, that I'm ready on day one.

There's no learning curve with me.

I know this job because I'm doing this job and importantly for Republicans, I'm a battle tested winner in general elections, and we can't afford to lose this seat in the United States Senate.

Businessman Nate Morris dropped out of the race at President Trump's request.

Morris has since endorsed Barr and was offered a role in Trump's administration.

Both Cameron and Barr say the game hasn't changed for them in these last few days before the primary.

I'm very encouraged by the number of people that have said, hey, we were on Nate's team.

Now we're coming to your team.

We've had people redoubling, recommitting or joining for the first time, Team Cameron, and it's been an honor.

Obviously, the president asked, my opponent, Nate Morris, to drop out.

He did.

And then, to his credit, he endorsed me.

And I thank, Nate for endorsing me in this race.

So now we have President Trump's endorsement.

We have Congressman Hal Rogers endorsement.

We have Congressman Brett Guthrie's endorsement.

We have Nate Morris endorsement.

We have a lot of endorsements from state senators, from state representatives, from county judge executives, Republicans all over Kentucky who know that I'm ready on day one, to fight with this president, to save this country.

For Kentucky edition, I'm McKenzie Spink.

Thank you, McKenzie, for much more on the U.S.

Senate race and the impact of President Donald Trump's endorsement of Andy Barr.

I'll talk to Sylvia Goodman of Louisville Public Radio and Media and our reporter's notebook.

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