Kentucky’s 6 congressional incumbents sweep challengers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Incumbents have held strong in all six of Kentucky’s congressional races as voters returned five Republicans and one Democrat back to Washington. Republican Andy Barr defeated Democrat challenger Josh Hicks in Tuesday’s election in the most anticipated U.S. House race. The central Kentucky district includes Lexington, the state’s second-largest city. Barr had been a target of national Democrats and held off another hard-charging challenge in a district that has swung for decades between the two parties.