“Extreme Amy McGrath is lucky to have gotten out of the primary with a victory, but her reputation sustained significant damage all across Kentucky," Kate Cooksey, a spokeswoman for McConnell's campaign, said in a statement. She also had been in the race longer, launching her campaign about six months earlier than Booker, and secured the support of the powerful Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The protests Booker joined have focused heavily on Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman and emergency room technician who died after Louisville police officers shot her in her own home in March. McGrath was backed by the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee in February, but Booker won the endorsements of the state’s two largest papers, popular sports broadcaster Matt Jones (who had also considered a run) and Alison Lundergan Grimes, the former Kentucky secretary of state who was the Democratic candidate for Senate against McConnell in 2014. 13 Indiana finally finds way to beat No. Candidates from other key races have already declared victory, including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-4) who faced several challengers. ', Joe Biden, now president-elect, declares it is 'time to heal in America', How President-elect Joe Biden will govern — if he can govern at all, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris addresses the country, Michelle Obama Congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Their Victory: "I'm Beyond Thrilled", Luxurious 2&3BHK Homes Starting ₹82L* in Hebbal, Kelly Clarkson Legally Hits Back at Father-in-Law amid Split, Demands Money Made off Her Be Returned, Trump's 'Big' Press Conference At Four Seasons Total Landscaping Sows Confusion, 'It's a slaughter,' doctors say of new coronavirus wave, GM Infinite 2/3 BHK in E-City - Starting @ ₹55L*, President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the nation, Loved or hated, Trump stamped his face on the Mideast conflict, McGrath raised $41 million since entering the race, McGrath spent $3.1 million on television advertising, earned the endorsement of the local chapter of Indivisible, before almost immediately reversing course and saying she wouldn’t, received a cease-and-desist letter from coal miners. McGrath, a former fighter pilot and 2018 House … Kentucky’s clerks have started releasing unofficial results of last week’s primary election. The race between McGrath and Booker has been one of the most closely watched primary elections since its winner takes on Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the fall. Both men ran on progressive platforms. Booker ran as a progressive alternative to McGrath, supporting policies such as Medicare for All and universal basic income. (That's more money than McConnell, himself a renowned fundraiser, had drummed up for his reelection bid by that point. "McGrath is just another tool of the Washington Democratic establishment who has no idea what matters most to Kentuckians," she said.