The first two independent polls of the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky show Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., in the lead against businessman Nate Morris and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

The Kentucky Senate seat is open because Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the long-time Republican leader in the upper chamber, is retiring. Election observers are interested in who replaces McConnell on the Kentucky ballot because it could signal the direction of the Republican Party in the coming years.

On Thursday, an campaigns or campaign affiliates, showed Barr three points ahead of Cameron and 10 points ahead of Morris.

Barr garnered the support of 24% of respondents, Cameron........

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