India, May 20 -- US Rep. Andy Barr won the Republican primary for Kentucky's open US Senate seat on Tuesday. The victory caps a competitive, months-long primary battle that began after longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell announced in early 2025 that he would not seek re-election.

Andy Barr was married to Carol Leavell Barr from 2008 until her unexpected death in June 2020 at age 39 from a heart condition. The couple had two daughters: Eleanor and Mary Clay.

In April 2023, Barr married Davis Huffman in a private ceremony at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by family. Both are Lexington natives. The couple has one son together, Hale.

According to Barr's official congressional biography, he and his wife...