Andy Barr and Charles Booker make final campaign stops in Kentucky race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell

Andy Barr and Charles Booker made their final campaign stops in Kentucky ahead of Tuesday’s election, as voters prepare to decide who will replace longtime U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to WLKY.

The Louisville-area events marked the closing stretch for Barr and Booker’s efforts to win the next term, WLKY reported, noting that Kentuckians will learn after the election who will fill the seat. The station’s report framed the final visits as part of each candidate’s push to reach undecided voters and shore up support in the last days of the campaign.

Barr, one of the candidates, used the final stop period to continue direct engagement with residents, WLKY said, while Booker also held public campaign events during the closing window of the race. WLKY’s coverage emphasized that both men were making their last opportunities to speak with voters before the election results are certified.

McConnell’s departure from the Senate after the current term has set up the statewide contest, with the winner determined by Tuesday’s vote, WLKY reported. The station’s election preview indicated that the race is focused on who will represent Kentucky in Washington next and how voters will make that choice through the ballot.

As campaigning moved toward Election Day, WLKY reported that the candidates’ final stops included outreach in the Louisville area. The timing is designed to reach a broad portion of the state’s electorate after weeks of advertising, organizing, and earlier stops, with Tuesday’s election serving as the deciding point for voters.