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United States Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questions Dr. Anthony Fauci during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2022. Paul easily out-polled three Republican rivals in Tuesday’s Kentucky primaries and will be the prohibitive favorite to win a third six-year term in the U.S. Senate when he faces Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker in November’s general election. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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 face Democratic challenger state Rep. Charles Booker (D-Ky.) in the general election.
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