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U.S. Senate Race

  • Three Democrats In Kentucky's U.S. Senate Race Appear On KET
    Stu Johnson
    Three of the ten democratic candidates in the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky participated in an hour long KET forum Monday night. Ways to tackle income…
  • Election 2020
    Gray Rates His Showing in Senate Race as ‘Respectable’
    Stu Johnson
    Democrat Jim Gray fell short in his bid to upend incumbent GOP U.S. Senator Rand Paul. But, the two-term Lexington mayor said Tuesday night he felt good…
  • Lexington Mayor Jim Gray Wins U.S. Senate Primary
    Stu Johnson WEKU News
    Lexington Mayor Jim Gray is hoping to move from City Hall to Capitol Hill. The Glasgow native took the first step in the race for U.S. Senate Tuesday with…
  • Jim Gray Enters Kentucky U.S. Senate Race
    Ten Kentucky candidates have filed to run for U.S. Senate including the incumbent and the mayor of the state’s second largest city. Lexington Mayor Jim…
  • State Capitol
    Lexington Mayor Jim Gray Considering U.S. Senate Run
    Stu Johnson WEKU News
    Lexington Mayor Jim Gray is reportedly considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Rand Paul. The news received a mixed reaction Friday…
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